THE DARDANELLES

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 July 1915, Page 6

THE DARDANELLES

Hsl , ~7 DAUNTLESS ADVICE. THE, FIGHTING AT KRITHIA. _____ v 1 T f r , CAIRO, June JO,, , Further Retails of the fighting at Krithiu An the 4th, show that the WorcestfTs fbught with the greatest determinatio n. They suffered hcav|Jy,, but carried all before them. The Turks fled on our approach, but their machine guns on the right gradually thinned British ranks, pouring a consistent and deadly fire. An officer describing it, said that if a tennis ball wore thrown in the air it would have been riddled. Notwithstanding this the Worcesters advanced dauntlcssly and ousted the Turks from the trenches. The enemy were able to keep their - reserves in security behind Achibaba. . Thqy’ had all the advantage of position and outnumbered us by three to one. The gain of five hundred yards therefore was distinctly good.

Achibaba can only bo taken with the bayonet's point. The enemy's observation is very accurate, but many of their shrapnel are filled with sand and sawdust. THE GOEBEN, NARROW ESCAPE. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 30 When the Russian fleet recently shelled the railway line near Beikos, the Goeben was removed from the repairing yard and .am Lured between Beikos and Stenia. Her fire was directed by wireless, but she soon began to leak' badly and returned to her berth. Owing to the absence of docking facilities the vessel is unlikely to be of any real utility in a sea. fight Russian destroyers in their recent attack on the Brcslau caused 152 casualties aboard . While the Goeben was lying at the repairing berth a Russian submarine attempted to torpedo her, but the projectile was deflected by the currnnt, and blew up the vessel alongside the Goeben . IN ALGESIA. TOWNS BOMBED. LONDON, June 30. The gunboat Hussar -bombarded Tchesme and Lidia in Algeria and destroyed a Turkish house stored vi;h ammunition, and also a petroleum depot, a. number of vessels and ' he Customhouse. The Turks replied but without resalt .