THE DARDANELLES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 July 1915, Page 5

THE DARDANELLES.

GERMAN GENERAL KILLED. A POWERFUL FIGURE IN TURKEY. BERLIN, July 4. It is announced that General von Leipzig was killed at L’sunkoept n through a revolver exploding while si(l ing down 10 cal meat. The general, im pres-ion, however, is iiiat Von Leipzig vas munh 1 ed. Ii is <h nh will ! .,e a .a: : - 1 > German iinlmm - in Turkey, where In; was ex'.ivnieh popular. BRITISH SUBMARINE. SINKS LOADED TRANSPORTLONDON. July 3. A Brilish submarine sank a steamer full of troops in the Sea of Marmora. GUNS AMD SHELLS WANTED. WHAT A NEW ZEALANDER THINKS. Received this dav at 8.25 a.m. LONDON. July 4. N./,v Zealand officer. who was recenrly at the Dardanelles, was interviewed at London. I iu> Turks, he said, were clean lighters and never, so tar as he was aware, fired on the Red Cross. “Wo want plenty of machine guns, ” he added, “and an unlimited quantity of high explosive shells to put ns on an equaliiy with the enemy.” WOUNDED FRENCH GENERAL. “BE MERCIFUL To THE TURKS,” PARTS, July 4. General Gourand. in the course of an army order dated June 4th, says: ‘ You must remember that in advancing against the enemy mi Turkish soil ii is yet our baleful enemy. Germany, you are lighting. She sliced up against us. the Turks, formerly our friends; therefore show merer to the Turks who surrender.’’

An official message states that General Gon rand was struck by the fragment sof a shell near the ambulance station, where he had, gone to visit the wounded. His 1 i(o is nut endangered, but he has been invalided home. General Bailhmd provisionally assumed command.