THE DARDANELLES

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1915, Page 5

THE DARDANELLES

ON GALLIPOLI, COLONIALS AT WOBK. Received August IS, 4 p.m. Sydney, August 14. Captain Bean, writing on July 3, describes two minor expeditions to demolish Turkish observation posts. Out, at Gaba Tepe, by a hundred Australians failed, owing to the strong defence and barbed wire entanglements. The other was by a party of New Zealanders, who landed at a point north of Anzac. They found the whole crew at the observation station asleep, and amongst them were several gendarmes in smart blue uniforms. Two of the enemy escaped, but fifteen were captured. It was one of the most successful little raids yet accomplished.

PROGRESS AT GABA TEPE. BOMBARDMENT OF JAFFA. Received August 15, 5.5 p.m. Paris, August 14. . Official: Since August (i the British successfully landed in the region of Suvlu Bay and made further progress at Gaba Tepe, where, after violent fighting, they gained a footing on the slopes of Sari Bair, taking over 650 prisoners and nine machine-guns. nine machine-guns. Operations continue to develop at this point. The. Turkish efforts to break our line in the south failed. Since the 7th operations on the French front have principally been artillery duels, to our advantage. On August 12, after giving the Turkish governor adequate notice to enable the neighborhood to bo evacuated ,a French cruiser bombarded and destroyed a German factory at Jaffa, where munitions were being turned out far boats destined for an attack on the Suez Canal.

THE RECENT LANDINGS. BELITTLED BY BERLIN. Received August 15, 3.5 p.m. London, August 14. A Berlin wireless belittles the recent landings of French and British troops at Gallipoli. It mentions that 1500 landed at Suvla Bay and attempted to outflank the position at Ariburnu, but were repulsed. TURKISH REPORT. Received August 15, 3 p.m. Amsterdam, August 14. A Turkish official message says:—We captured eight machine-guns at Ariburnu. Our artillery hit a hostile ironclad oil' Ariburnu, and we took one hundred yards of trenches near Seddul Bahr.