AUSTRALIA'S TOTAL CASUALTIES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2554, 31 August 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIA'S TOTAL CASUALTIES

14,926 TO-DATE. •/, By TeleETMli—Press AsaoclaHon-CojjrigM: - ■ (Rec. August, 30, 9.30 p.m.) , Sydney, August 30. The last published list brings.tlie'total, 'Australian casualties :in the Dardanelles .■■■:... i, ;\-'Tipt014,926,-inade'Up as follows:— - Officers. ■.Men.- Total. ' Killed 7 226 2,663 2,889 "Wounded 482 10,628 11,110 Missing ..... 33 .: .894 ' 927. .WOUNDED HEROES . RETURN. : :s-" :: (Rec. August 30, 8.55 p.m.) • i .■■■■'.(■■:■■■ Sydney, Aiigust 30. ; !-• , .. The steamer Hororat brought 136, wounded New South Welshmen and 30 • Queenslanders; the former including Pri:'i:' vate Robson, the first Australian to win fho -Distinguished Conduct Medal. In ■ ! face 'of the Turkish-fire lie brought in a box ol ammunition..and water-bottles ■■■"' for thirty-four men. He fell betweon ■■■' the trenches, and subsequently, fighting M"a lone, hand, shot; thirteen Turks in an ■ adjacent trench.• ' The men wore accorded a stirring public welcome. . NEW ZEALANDERS REPORTED. (Rec. August 31; 0.30 a.m.) Sydney, August 30. -Tho latest list of Dardanelles casual- ■ - , ties includes tho following New Zea•landcrs of illness, Private C.Creave; wounded, Corporal Hickson '.(second occasion, in hospital.at Ghezirch), Privates W. Grainger, T. Livmg- !.•••: stone, W. Campbell, W. Smith, W. Cos'grove (second occasion), H. Weir, Sergt. ■ A. L. Aucher (in hospital at Heliopohs), 'Privates J. W U'Glone, C S Todd ■ - til, Private D. Ordade (in. hospital at lilexanclm). ;

Tho possible shortage of labour next . . Siarvest caino before' tho executive of tho' Auckland A. and P.. Association • .' ] as t week .owing to a letter .being re-. ..'coived from tho Board of Agriculture 'ndorsing tho- resolution passed at tho conference of A. and P. Associations rocontlv, ''That in view of tho largo num. 1 - hers "of men who have, gone from New Zealand; to, thb war, and tho pTobabil- ' - ; " itv that thero will be a large shortago of-fann labour next harvest, the Govornnient bo asked if they ivill consider y V v . tho-slackening oL public works to cn- ; rlilo a- supplv of labour being ; -available for. tho harvest.". Tho assoeia, •. tioii-.-decided to reply to tho Council of - Agriculture, that it had been suggested hv members that tho larger liojs attending public schools should bo given ,an extra month's holiday during./midsum- :' mor, also that Maoris 'be induced to go . in for harvesting. ;' - y '- The contents of a well-furnished ten r • roomed house, 13 Pipitea Streot, will-be auctioned by Messrs. Blake and Co. at '..SO o'clock this afternoon, ...