THE DARDANELLES
TIME OUR ALLY. ' SIR lAN HAMILTON'S PRAISE, London, August 1. Lord Derby, at a, recruiting meeting «t Stockport, said lie had received a letter from Sir lan Hamilton to get more drafts sent out to reinforce "one of the finest divisions it was ever my fortune to meet.'' Lord Derby added: ".Wo shall force the Dardanelles, but only at cost of Jifu and very heavy fighting. Time is our powerful ally. Britishers should not only be loyal to the King, but also to all the leaders. It was despicable to blame individuals at the War Office, as the real scapegoat was the British public itself, because it refused to heed the warnings iu the past." WOUNDED ME.\ T OPTIMISTIC. London, August 1. Many wounded from the Dardanelles htve arrived at Plymouth. There, is .only one bad case; the rest are fully convalescent owing to the voyage. All £re optimistic as to the progress at GaUipoli. TURKS STRAPPED TO GUNS. London, August 1. A private in the sth Argylls, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, states that German officers strap the Turks to the machine-guns, which are fastened to the ground with bolts. A number of Turks were found sitting thus when wounded.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1915, Page 5
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204THE DARDANELLES Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1915, Page 5
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