THE ORIENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1915, Page 5

THE ORIENT.

AT THE DARDANELLES. BRITISH SUBMARINE LOST. ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM GENERAL HAMILTON. London, Sept. 16. Official: The casualties at the Dardanelles are: Killed, 1130 officers and 10,478 men; wounded, 2371 officers and 59,259 men. The Admiralty states that tie enemy claims to have sunk submarine B7 at the Dardanelles and taken prisoner 3 officers and 25 men. This is presumably correct, as the boat has not been heard of since September 4. Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons, stated that he had received Sir lan Hamilton's dispatch within the laat few days, and it would be published as soon ag possible. AN UNLIKELY STORY. AGED, HALT, AND BUND AT THE FRONT. Received Sept. 17, 6.15 p.m. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) London, Sept. 16. In the House of Commons, during the debate on Mr. Asquith's speech, Mr. Amery said that -unsuitable men had been recruited. Several drafts had recently been sent back because the officer said it was murder to send old men to the trenches, and another officer had told him that any number were unfit. "There were halt and lilind and married men who were unable to march or shoot ut the Dardanelles," said the officer. "We might hold a few miles of the seashore, but we were etill beaten, checked, and had immense casualties." THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES. MOST WELCOME RELIEF. Received Sept. 17, 9.55 p,m. Sydney, Sept. 17. Captain Bean, cabling on September 8, said that the contingents arriving from Australia ha<J brought most welcome help to file men at the front, and had enabled part of the Australians, after nineteen continuous weeks under fire and in the trenches, to obtain a little relief. TRIALS OF TURKEY. DISASTER AT HAND, Received Sept. 17, 8.30 p.m. London, Sept. 16. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at Athens says that the Turkish mission to Berlin pointed out the danger of disaster unless there was immediate German assistance. The news had caused consternation in Austro-Germany, where it is known that it is impossible to further approach [Turkey. The German General Staff planned to penetrate to Odessa and assist Turkey, but the Black Sea scheme failed, and it is now found impossible to withdraw troops to attack Servia.