MISCELLANEOUS.
ECHO OF GALLIPOLI.
THE EVACUATION OF ANZAC AND SUVLA BAY. LONDON, May 30. Mr Ward Price, correspondent witli tho- British Forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, in giving a detailed story of the evacuation of Anzac and Suvhi Ba,y, says Sir lan Hamilton estimated the probable cost of the operations at 40,000 casualties. Other authorities directly responsible thought the cost would' be 15 per cent, of the British force. Lord Kitchener, after his .visit to Gallipoli, was, however, optimistic. He said:—"lf the Government decides upon evacuation we shall just sail quietly away." General Sir W. R. Birdwood was also sanguine, of success, given fine weather and plenty of transports. Mr .Ward Price gives Sir W. R. Birdwood the chief "credit for organising the, withdrawal.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8463, 31 May 1916, Page 6
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124MISCELLANEOUS. ECHO OF GALLIPOLI. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8463, 31 May 1916, Page 6
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