A NOBLE RECORD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 225, 21 September 1915, Page 4

A NOBLE RECORD.

■ In reading the reports i>f the flshtin;. at Gallipoli, we inu.-t be constant! v on our guard «i,'ain«t thr error of assiimiii;' j thai our men an- monopolising the whole battle front. It muci jo rrnirni! bercd that the <-.\\ ■!,• miv.sajio win. h 1 reach v* Ural irhirflv »nh the doinp* of l tho Australasian "ontinsjente, became they ere compiled for render.-* on this j side of the world, and U would be v : great mistake to imagine that the gallant deed* that have rendered thr Australians and New Zenlander« fatmjui re-1 present the only grrat military ac-hie\c ' nicntti that have marked this dramatic campaign on Gallipoli Peninsula, The recent official announcement that thr I British casualties at the Dardanelles j from .Inly -S to Aupunt 'Jl -little more than three week*—amounted to 35.392, and the total casualties in this | theatre of war for the period ending ] Al«ru»t 21, to 87,632, indicates tl - I part which the Imperial forces are ] taking in the campaign. But after we have made all reajona.'jlc allow- ] an<-<> for these circumstances, the fact | remains that the maeniiWnt liphtin.' : qualities which all the Aujtraluiaa troops have displayed fully justify :riT ' priuV in our eoldien and o.ir connjcn<"c| in the ability of the men from the I I Dominion* overdraw In uphold the -plon.ii.l traditions of Hi- British Army I'oseiuly there huvc hen mmiin.td when foi:j" ol oir rra It rs • have 1,,-en ;ni|.ne.| to niinlpr ;f .- ■■'<■ •■'■ , boys" should rr.-t be rrclitM :• national prejudice nnl part.ality Hut to an\ jody at all pucjit.i-allv imluied «c ..in Rifely rrrunim-u.] tie da nj.t on .1/ Lite recent lighting at An&i , 'i'■■:■ 1 ->\ l{e:it.-rn ,-f.rrif • n !.;;t lit \\\f !Sn:uh hcadquartc.-B. H would Ik , d:IS nit t'. s\ifgi*tl ij!i_".ia_'e n.ore <■ t.'.ian ' tin- term* in »h;ch th.. impartial ob- j ■ rr\.-r hai dr-cn «• I the men ..f the Li- ; trnl.an nnl X.-w A->lan.! i«'i:wi!«- I' "tB« >ait of ti.e f»rlh, ei-iiiii in cours.-' to my trii. ,* - :...T.,ir :;i phy i j■;■• f -..' an. :> a |iirV;<-1 -th 11 of ~! er r..:i:tr ,f : .•n.i in inte:ii-,n-;-. ! ■• i rel :. .111 lit (■njuranrc. t!''- Itvt fo'dio : :i t' <•! < norld.' We hope tut the«» i'l-.vin.' ' «or.i» ixill r;:p:e.. th.-ni.»f'.i-i ■••: ,i!l I All New Zealu-i. , . r« f rrtninlv f. - ' •rill nul br f.irs-iltrp hy 1.,*- uiu'l .ir.- •■■' ii-ljut 1 v ec, :ij e!V i(n :, ili.p tint ' •.!:.■ r,f -!.!»ttlt' vr -n.ir fijr t~J t. mi\ ; l'<at t.vy rna->t i>- .1 pl.-nt t..> look oiv 1 i.-.-Ti n'ii a; |Wi . nrt, ..f mat-lilr** - 1 •..iiragJ- >|| i ! ero ■ m-U ..- r.'c- It i< ■ .r,i.-rr-!.r; to irt -c : ial -.v!:.it K.-nt- ", I .n'rrr|«ndent ha< »a: luf thi> *ci;- n rplian.T anl intrilijrcnce >f i t - lolumi! troop* et'ikinrlv ronarn-.el :•• a re !, mark in Sir lan IlitJun , . r--■ —. of x... !e-;erite fiyht.ikg renin I Srh Haria dvi ing 'he first viee'-i in M.iv \\'iin Ihej advanro ag.iinrt thr Turkish !:n.-< '."an.- , we are told, "lome companips of the I. V»w Zoalander* did not receive or ieri ' | n time, but, ictinu on the r own imtia j live, pi-jihei! on. making the -.vhcHf ad ' vanct ,-ia; 14't corpus!y." Tlij v, not the lirst time tint colon.al Lronpn hive given proof of their rcourcefulnt-M undpr con \1 rlitions t'iit m.giit «<•!! have redu<v>l, . men of a different tvp* to Inaction nnd impotence: ami ev-en if modeaiy ' Vow Zea.'an iers to em)or>e literally the pancfryrir -.rhich adorns otr rzblr l column* to-day, we h.ive the cupre:ije a •atisfaction of knoninar that "our bov»'' have been trii-c! by the hardest l»ui n that warfare, with all it. horrible in | g»nuity, can device and thit tiiev have

not l/0.-n found wanting/.