The Dardanelles.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1915, Page 8

The Dardanelles.

THE GALLANT 29th. | COM MANDER-1 N-Cl 11 EE'S DISPATCH. London, July .'if), (ieneral Sir lan Hamilton's dispatch of June ■>'■) states that he is sure he voices the sentiments of every soldier in the army when he congratulates the iueom-! parable 20th Division. \ esterdav a| splendid attack was carried out in a \ manner more than upholding' the best traditions of the distinguished regiments I composing the '2oth Division. They suffered cruel losses in the fiiot landing' and have since been unable to make u;i their strength. They have remained under fire every hour of the day and liight for two months. Opposed to them were fresh troops who were entrenched. They were flanked bv redoubts and machineguns, yet when called on to advance they dashed forward eagerly, though this was only their baptism of fire. Through the entanglements they swept and on northward, clearing' out the eneinv fur fully a thousand yards. They were heavily counter-attacked at night. Tliey kilh'd or captured every Turk who penetrated their incomplete defence;. Today they; stand possessed of every yard so hardly gained. General Hamilton congratulates Generals Hunter-Weston and De Lisle and each officer and man of the division, whose sustained effort added fresh lustre to British arms all the world over. ON THE DAISY PATCH.

A GRAVE FOR BRAVE COLONIALS. Sydney, July 31. Captain Bean, writing on June 5, describes the New Zealanders' attack on Krithia on May 8. They advanced with the Wellington Battalion on the left, Auckland in thtf centre, Canterbury on the right, and Otago as reserve. Both flanking battalions advanced three hundred yards, but the Auckland battalion was faced with a terrible machine-gun fire. There was a patch in front of ,thrin, known as the "Daisy Field," which not one man in five succeeded in crossing. Finally the Aucklanders were reinforced bv half the (Hugo battalion, and a general advance of French, British, Australians and "New Zealanders was ordered after a general bombardment. During the advance the New Zealanders "were pulled uu by a tremendous fire on the ''Daisy l\dd," where the Auckland battalion lost thirteen officers. The advance of the Australians was so rapid that they outdistanced the New Zealanders, who met with furious opposition ■in the centre, but who finally were successful in joining up with tile Australians after dark.

THE PRESENT SITUATION. Malta, .Tulv 30. An Australian wounded man, describing the situation at Gaba Tope, states that the Australians and New Zealanders are still holding up thirty thousand Turks, who are disinclined to renew thei attempt to throw them into the sea. I The Turks are now acting on the de-1 fensive, and sapping continues uncoils-1 inglat Aehi liaba, in which we invariably beat the Turks. The whole of Aehi liaba bristles with gun;. wh: h disappear as fast as they are fired. BLOCKADE OF ASIA MINOR. SUBMARINES BROUGHT OVERLAND. (Times and Svdnev Sun Services.) Received July 31, 7.30 p.m. London, July 30. Mitylcnc reports that two German submarines have been brought overland readv for service in the Gulf of Smyrna. The Anglo-French fleet is blockading the coast of Ada- Minor.

EACH MAN AN ENGINEER. A HCTrKK OF WAHRUIK. Received August. 1. p.m. London, July .11. (In ollicer in the Engineers gives a vivid pintnre of the warfare at the Dardanelles. lie say-i the engineer is siipi<nie, and every man is an engineer. Tiicy sally forth every day, going from their dug-outs to vieiv the same old enemy in the t''cuche-. sixty yards away, through a 'periscope, of which we have lhou---anils. There is never any sign of man. ibut we sec •many shovelfuls of earth going over the parapet and sa'jihe ill day Ciitcr day. -deadiiv advancing towards us. There is great excitement when n..w a.ppVeaeh,'- broken mil. 'I Hi- is tho-batlle all along the line. At prints we lire at verv c'li-e and ail we dare do i- to threw siones, i:ke s.-hoolbovs. onlv tile stones ha! pen (o li" hen,il,s. A TURKISH PREDICTION.

IHI'O<SinLK FOR Till'! \! [ l|X' To SUVKKI). Received (August I, .".?/) p.m. Alliens, .lulv ">l. Yi!-sufiz Zeddin in.-perted the Turkish li'i.cps at, Anbnrmi, and met willi an enihiuia-.t;<' l'eeeptioii. lie deelared it is impossible fur the Allies to succeed, anil predicted tliat the Turkish Knipiru will 'lie re-established and more 'powerful than ever. lit TOIWF.Di') lln.Vl's Ai T]\'|-:. Received August 1. p.m. JYtrofrnul, Julv :11. Official: Our torpedo boats shelled the i">hile batteries, near the nosphoriN. and sank a collier and forty-seven sailer.-.