GALLIPOLI REVELATIONS.
A TRAGIC BLUNDER. ,
(Aus..& N.Z. Cable ■ Assn.'& Renter.)
(Received Dec. 14, 1 p.m.)
LONDON, Dec. 13
The " Merchant Service Review" recalls Mr Churchill's statement: "We were within an ace of securing the greatest victory at the Dardanelles the world has ever seen," and adds: "The caxgo steamer Freshfield was sent with water for the troops landing at Suvla Bay. When she arrived there somebody told the captain to clear out as the water, was not wanted. The captain was obliged to ; return. " A number oi' troops landed and wandered between the Turks and Constantinople. They sa wthe Dardanelles, but in the blazing sun could not advance without water. Parched with thirst they were obliged to withdraw.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9477, 14 December 1918, Page 5
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