FORCING THE DARDANELLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12537, 7 May 1915, Page 5

FORCING THE DARDANELLES.

ALLIES MAKE GOOD PROGRESS. Athens, May G. A Mitylene report- says that the Turks, considerably reinforced, attacked the Allies camp at Krithia- on Tuesday, but were repulsed, leaving; 1500 dead. The Allies have advanced to the interior. The. fleet's bombardment continues, and its guns annihilated an entire Turkish regiment. The German Embassy at Constantinople admits that the Allies have occupied .several points of the Peninsula. Received May 7, at 8.55 a.m. Malta. May 6. Many of the Dardanelles wounded have arrived. Large hospitals have been established, staffed by English nurses under Sir Frederick Treves. The Maltese ladies are forming a nursing association. Received May.7, at 8.55 a.m. - 'Malta;, May 6. Arrangements are complete, to accoin- \ modate SOOO wounded. Sixteen hun- ' dred are coming from Egypt. General Sir lan Hamilton's family has donated £7OOO to the hospitals, and tho British. Red Cross Societ-v £'lo,ooo. Received May 7. at 10.55 a.m. London, May 6. - Replying to Mr Bonar Law; Ml- Asquith detailed the landing at the Dardanelles. He said that operations commenced at three important points simultaneously on the 25th, in the. face of much opposition--from entrenched infantry and artillery. By nightfall 29,000 men had been landed. The Indians were held up for the whole day, hut eventually succeeded by a fine attack in-taking tip a. position enabling them, to cover the disembarkation of the remaining forces landing. The Australians-, and New Zealanders were opposed by a heavy fire at- pointblank range, but carried the position, with a. rush. The. -attack was pushed forward with the greatest dash. j

The Erene'hl landed on the Asiatic side and advanced with great gaTlan-t-rv. :

Tlie whole landing was magnificently I supported by the naval forces. I The losses during the operations were, | heavy. Disembarkation was- continued, until the 26th. Every attack was re-., pulsed, and the troops on the 27th; were firmly established . across. thepeninsula. The New 'Zealanders and Australian-!; defeated every counter-attack, and by. the 2nd of May the position was every-; 'where consolidated. The successful; performance of this difficult- operation, in the face of determined- opposition displayed unsurpassed courage, and: skill on the narfc of the troops. The operations are being continuously pressed- under- highly satisfactory ■ conditions.

ADDITIONAL AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES. Sydney, May 6. The seventh casualty list includes the following:— "Woumled.—Lieuts. Ross and Pattison. - - _ Died of Wounds. —-Sergeants Shipley, Wardrox>, and Smith; Lance-Corporal Young: Corporals Bowen and. Sadler; Privates Smiles. Parman. "Wright, Devlin, Willis, Yigg, Cheal, O'Connor, Johnson, Dayjackson, Venning, Marks, Grant, Thomson, T. Smith, H. Smith, Sturdy, Grieve, Greeham. Cohen, Newallj Piummer, Thompson, and Thomas. Fortv-one other men are wounded.

Lieut.-Colonel Onslow Thompson, who was killed, commanded the fourth battalion. He was manager of the Camden Estate, a director of the Colonial Sugar Company, and the Commercial Banking Company. Major Swannell fought, through the Boer War. At a farewell banquet- he said lie had missed Boer bullets for three years, bur could not expect to go on missing them. Perth, May 6. Colonel Booth, brother of Mr .fust-ice Ruoth, 'was killed at the Dardanelles. Melbourne, May 7. The relatives of Private A. J. Willis (included in the list of killed) reside in New Zealand. NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES. Wounded. Per Press Association. Wellington, May 6. The following are the names of additional wounded (107 in number) in the Auckland infantry Battalion: — Private J. T. Adams. Private T. L. Albister. Private W. A. Allen. Private C. C. Avery. Private T. W. Ballam. Private A. J. Banks. Private H. Beilby. Private A. Belcher. Sergeant F. G. Bennett. Private'P. A.-Bollard.. Private C". L. Ross. Private W. Bauer. Private W. Bradford. Private P. S. Brideln. Private P. H. A. Brodexiok. Corporal J. C..Brook. Lance-Corporal T. W. Burke. Lance-Corporal G. Buswell. Sergeant W. H. Coltman. Private C. M. Campbell. Private R. J. Capsticks. Private H. Garden. Corproal A. Corlett. Private P. J. Costello. Private N. H. Craig;. Private W. T. Craigie. Private E. H. Crawford. Private C, V. Cummings. Corporal G. Delaney. Private W. H. Dunn. Private A. E. I. Ing. Private G. Ellis. Private D. G. T. Fitzpa trick. Private T. F. Foreman. Private W. J. Geard. Private C. J. F. Gerber. Private F. Giddings. Private J. Gledhill. Private W. G. Gordon. Private A. Guy. Sergeant C. H. Harris. Private J. L. Hill:. ■ Private A. G. Howe. Private J. Jackson. Private W. G. Jackson. Private A. James. Corporal G. F. Johnson Private E. Keightly. Private L. Kernot. Private H. Kevey. Private G. W. Kilgour. Pirvate R. J. Kirk. Private W. L. Kittelty. Private J. S. Lee. Private D. M'Burney.. Private F. M'Connell. Private J. Manning. Private F. Martin. Private R. G. Mason. Private F. Meehan. Lance-Corporal J. Metericlc. Privaet N. A. Middlet-as. Private G. Morpeth. Private A. J. Muirhead. Private R. A. Munro. Private H. E. Omenon. Lance-Corporal G. P. Osborne. Sergeant-Major G. D, Page. Private G. F. Page. Private J. Parker. Private H. Passeld. Private G. H. Pitts. Lance-Corporal G. L, Popple. Private L. Prosser. Private A. B. Purches. Private W. H. Rhodes. Private C. P. Roberts. Private J. R. Rogers.Private T, E..;Rowe. ■! Private W. H. Roweson. Private F. M.- Rule. Private T. A. Sanders. Private R. Scott-.: Private E. Shenecook. Private P. J. Sileock. Private F. Simmonds. Private C. J. Skinner. Private W. J. Soper. Corporal W,. Spiers. Private A. Stafford. ' Private R. B. Steele. Bugler P..T. Stokes. Private A. Stunnell. Private E. G. Swallow. Quartermasier-Sergt. C. A. Swears. Private A.-Taylor. Private A. Thompson. Prviate TT. Tomliu.. Private W. J. Trotter. Private E. Underwood. Private F." W. Stiu-ner. Private M. Ward. Private K. C. AYarm. Private E. Warin<T. Private W. M. Wilson., Private J. I. WoldstenhoTme. Private G. C. .Wright.... "Wellington, May 7. Pvt. F. W. Mardell (died of wotinds).

Pvt. L. W. Heaton. Pvt. A. J. Law. Pvt. G. H. Rilev. Pvt. .V. I''.. Somerville. Pvt. C. H. B'oyee (die<i of wounds). Pvt. M. Coulter.. CorpoT.'il G. J. Lane. Pvt. P. M-Lean. Pvt. L. Quirk. Bugler !•'. Wilstcad. Pvt. F. S. Bnillie (died of wounds). Canterbury Battalion— Pvt. L. C. Do Villiers. Sergt. -J. D. Hilson. Major A. E. Loach. * Pvt. T. Green. Ota go Battalion — Pvt. C. Baillcv. Pvt. Pi. Browne. Pvt. W. 11. Cameron. Pvt. "\Y. C. Catto.. Pvt. W. Hann.'ih. Pvt. A. G. Johnston. - Pvt. J. Rainham. V Pvt. N; A. Wilson. Pvt. .T. Piper (died of wounds). Pvt. AV. Clarkson: Laiice-Corp. A. .T.: Grant. Pvt. G. Green.'; Pvt: T. Henderson. Pvt. J{. J. MTall. -. Pvt. H. Herd. Pvt. D. Lawlor. ' Pvt. 11. S- Larkins. Corporal Wy-C<-D.'-North. La nee-Corporal I). Ritchie. Wellington Battalion— Lancc-Corp. A. W.'Ledbrook. Pvt. .J. Petrie. Pvt. J; Shanahan. Pvt. E. Willies. Pvt; H. Newton' (died of wounds). Pvt; H. Beaumont. Pvt. R. Dryden. Corporal J. Thorp.; . Pvt. J. Sullivan, * . Howitzer Battery- ' - Gunner H. C. Crawford. New Zealand Field ArtilleryGunner 15. O. .Tones. . Piper's next ol -kin, was his father, Mr ■■Michael Piper, Cumberland .street, Dunedin. Dunediu, May fi. Sergeant Percy Savage, wlio was wounded in the Dardanelles, was born in Australia, but lived,.in Dunedin and neighborhood nearly all his life. He has no relatives in New Zealand, but an aunt resides : in- Melbourne.

Lieut. L. G. Wilson was an officer in the Bth (Southland) Regiment, and was employed in the Gore branch of Wright, Stephenson, and Co. He was appointed second lieutenant in the Otago machine-gun section, and left New Zealand in that capacity. He is a brother of Mr C. G. Wilson, the well-known cricketer,:now of Wellington.

| CERMAN RAIDERS IN RUSSIA. i (Times and Sydney, Sun Services.) Received Mav 6,.at- u.40 p.m. London, May 5. ' Messages from Petrograd indicate tirat it- is believed there that .iio C«'man raiders in the region of Riga canescape except seawards. HEAVY RECRUITINC. 1 PROFESSIONAL MEN RESPOND. Received. May r i- at 9.45 a.m. Sydney., May 7. A feature of the 'heavy recruiting since the Dardanelles affair is number of professional men offering. STIMULATING RECRUITING. Sydney, May 0* The Presbyterian Assembly carried a resolution exhorting all citizens to pivc the Christian?' answer of self-sacrifice to the call to arms by rousing speeches •against Germany's ma'd militarism. CAPTURED CERMAN STEAMER. Received May 7, at 10.25 a.m. • Melbourne, May <. Details of the capture on the 23rd April of the schooner Elfrcda show that she was returning; from a trading trip amongst the islands and was at Tonga bv warships. The British nag was hoisted and a prize crew- placed aboard. It is understood that she wuL be sent to Suva and dealt with by the Prize Court. She belonged to a German firm with large .trading interests in the group, was registered at Tonga, and flew the Tongan flag. k

BELGIAN RELIEF. ißeceived May 7. at 8.55 a.m. London, May 6. The boroughs throughout the king, dom are holding' a- pound day for collecting food and fruit-for the Belgian soldiers in the trenches and hospitals. BRITISH IN SAMOA. Per Press Association- • Wellington, May 6. , The Minister of Defence states that at and from Ist May British currency displaced German currency at. Samoa. The change is a step towards Anglicisthe islands. German not<?s and coin no longer hold good; they are replaced by British notes and gold and silver and copper and postal notes. Anybody/who desires to send money tO ) a. friend at Samoa can do so through tne ; New Zealand Post Office. A branch of ; the Bank of New Zealand had also been ' established at. Samoa. H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND. letter from captain iialsey. Per. Press Association Wellington, May 6. The following letter has been re- ; ceived from Captain Lionel Halscy, C.8.. by the Wellington Branch Secretary of the Navy League : — : ■ "Very many thanks for your letter of January 29th. 1 will be glad if you will convey to the Wellington Branch of the Navy League my sincere thanks for ■ their" congratulations, sent by you to the officers and men of this ship. We Tull v realise how much we are thought 'of in the Dominion, and I trust that. New Zealand will always have good reason to bo proud of her ship. I can only say, without any hesitation, that all on board fully realise how the eyes of .the whole Dominion aroon us, and we are fully determined that-, come what may, wo "shall do; our utmost for New Zealand and the Empire. So far the ship lias never been sick or sorry; and since war was declared we have always.been read""? for any call, which speaks ' volumes for her builders. When it came to chasing the Germans on January 24th she far exceeded any previous .speed, and no harm was done, and, if necessary, we are ready to ivy and exceed that."