THE DARDANELLES

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 July 1915, Page 6

THE DARDANELLES

official report. It EG EN T EIG lI'J'J. N a .DESCRIBED. LONDON, July 2 . Sir inn Hamilton reports : Thu eastern attack was pressed closer under heavy artillery fire, but finally checked forty yards front our parapet. Bomb attacks were intermittent and shelling- continued, but there was no further general attack. Idle French moved out at six (hirfcv next morning and by seven twenty had captured a strong- system of entrench nie.nts imlmediately in front of the left centre line; which tk'cy call the quadri lateral. The French bombardment drove out a number of Turks, inflicting much execution during- retreat. Subsequently trenches prolonging" the quadri lateral to the south were captured after more serious fighting thus rounding off the gains which the French -made on the 21st . The enemy’s losses everywhere were considerable, the captured posi tions being- consolidated. The High Commissioner reports a follows: LONDON, July 2. (0.30 p.rn.) Sir Tan Hamilton reports that on Tuesday night two mine galleries to the front on -our right centre were blown in. the enemy subjecting the trenches to two hours heavy fire . A determined bayonet attack followed against our left position, which was remdsed with heavy loss to the enemy On the southern front the Turks attacked concertedly along the coast. 'The Wolverine shelled th e main body of the- enemy, causing heavy loss. On the east the attack was pressed close with heavy artillery fire, and finally checked 40 yards in front of the parapet.A . further-general attack, was not made . The French took strong trenches immediately in the front centre .in a quadrilateral. The line were numerous Turkish casualties. The Turks were driven nut from the trenches, much execution being done during the -retreat. , ,