THE DARDANELLES.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15407, 12 October 1915, Page 7

THE DARDANELLES.

"WINTER ON* THE PENINSULA. DIFFICULTIES EXAGGERATED. STATEMENT BY ONE WHO KNOWS. (Received Otoher 11th. 0.0 p.m.) IjONDON, Oetxvr 11. Sir Edwin Rears, the well-known authority on Turkey, says that croakers who that winter will cut off communication with Gallipoli, know nothing. The equinoctial gales arc not serious, and are always followed l\v a boautiful Indian summer. In October. November and December there are lipht southerly winds. The weather breaks ! in Christmas week, cold and severe, and there is snow and rain and slush everywhere. For ten weeks big westerly s»'as break on Gallipoli. Hut we occupy Imbros, twelve miles from Anwic, which Rives shelter for ships, whilst I tho Anzac. headlands shelter the soldiers. RED CROSS DOG?. VERY USEFUL WORK ON" THE PENINSULA. TvONDOX. October 10. The "Spectator" quotes a letter from a nursinj: sister at the Dardanelles, stating that- Red Cross St. Bernard dogs are a Krent help in finding wounded men. It is remarkable how they know dead from unconscious men. | When they find a living man they give i a low mournful how] to fetch us. Sometimes we cannot see where the man has been found, and if wc do uot go the dogs com" carrying tho man's cap, whereby wo know whether he>.is Turk or British. They then lead us to tha spot-. - ' RIOT IN CONSTANTINOPLE. ITALIAN EMBASSY WRECKED. ROME, October 10. Rioters at Constantinople wrecked the Italian Embassy. Tho police did not interfere. Tho American Ambassador has lodged a protest against the action. THE BLACK SEA. GERMAN SUBMARINES IN READINESS. ROME, October 10. Four German submarines, tho parts of which had been sent throuch Bulgaria, were reconstructed at Varna, and were in readiness in September. IN ALBANIA. ENEMY AGENTS CHECKMATED. ROME, October 10. Salonica reports stated that the actions of Ess ad Pasha havo been mast praiseworthy in checking a revolt •which Austro-Bnlgarian agents were stirring up in Albania. IIN~ MESOPOTAMIA AUSTRALIAN'S PLUCKY EFFORT. LONDON, October 9. A "Gazette" announces that tho Distinguished Conduct Medal has been conferred upon Sergeant Heath, of tho Australian Flying Corps, for his conspicuous pluck and determination in Mesopotamia on August Ist, when ho assisted in poling a Hat-bottomed boat twenty-eight miles in 12 hours under the mo6t intense heat, in order to rescue the aviators who were forced to descend in the enemy's country.