ON GALLIPOLI.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15459, 11 December 1915, Page 13

ON GALLIPOLI.

"lord KITCHENER'S visit. CABLE MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICLVL CORRESPONDENT. WINTRY WEATHER. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) "WELLINGTON, December 10. The following special message lias been received trom the New Zealand official war correspondent, dated November 26th :— I Lord Kitchener asked ilio first man ho met on landing;: "Are you an Australian y" The man replied: "I am a New Zealander.'' Lord Kitchener anMverod : "We are all very proud of you at Home, and they are very proud of you in your uwh country." i Lord Kitchener'-! last words on leaving. to the New Zealand General then eommanditig. the Army Corns, wore: : "I am very tilad to have teen for myself all thnj the troops have done."' Recently the enemy artillery has ben unusually active in the Anzac and thu enemy lias also Keen unusuallv active in bunibmc. At Suvl.-i lJav tliey placed LjO sheik in one ot our sections, causing one casualty. At Heiles they opened h bombardment- lasting nearly two hour.-, and attacked under cove.- of rific file* the ircn'-hes rec-e.ntly captured : l»y us. Their counter-attacks wore. : easily dr'vcn off. Several of their dead can be seen in front of tlieir trenches. Few got- beyond their own wire. Our naval and land caused numerous casualties ;ind con.-iderable damage to the enemy works." The } Turks are also harried by our aircraft. j The weather i s bitterly cold, with i pains. thunder and lightning, and rough seas in the Gulf. Fresh equipment ha s arrived tor the New Zealand hospital at Salonica. "which is now proceeding nearer to the j front. The climate and other condi- | tions being unsuitable, the nurses will [remain in Egypt a t least for the present.