LANDWARD ATTACK ON THE DARDANELLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 61, 12 March 1915, Page 5

LANDWARD ATTACK ON THE DARDANELLES.

GERMANS EXPECT AUSTRALASIANS TO PARTICIPATE.

FRENCH TRANSPORTS ON THEIR WAT.

■ ■'■ LONDON, March 11. The "Vorwaerts" predicts that the Australians and New Zeitlanders will go to the Dardanelles. ■ ■ -

At a dinner-given in honour of ScrvijL by the Lyceum Club, Mr. Herbert Samuel President of the Local Government Board, said:—"There, is reason to hope that the taking of Constantinople will not be delayed long. Turkish rule in four and a-half centuries has done nothing- for civilisation, and ha* been the negation of freedom. Its termination ie imminent." ' '

The "Frankfurter Zcitung" publishes a telegram from Rome stating that 22 French transports are near Malta on the way to the Dardanelles.

The bombardment of the Dardanelles on Monday, destroyed. 30 guns belonging to motor batteries. A tog on Tuesday necessitated a postponement of operations.

TURKS SHORT OF AMMUNITION.

RUMANIA REFUSES TO AXXOW TRANSPORT OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON, March 1L

Turkey's ammunition, especially projectiles, is reported to be almost exhausted. The gunners defending.the Dardanelles t are economising shots to hide the poverty of their magazines. Germany is pressing Rumania to allow of the transit of ammunition to Turkey, but has not been successful.