N.Z. SOLDIERS AT THE DARDANELLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 432, 11 August 1915, Page 3

N.Z. SOLDIERS AT THE DARDANELLES.

WINTER ( OATS WILL BE

PROVIDED. [PER press association.] Wellington. Aug. 11-. The Lady Liverpool (’■imniitt ee is providing loo<> sheepskin coats for the men at the DardaneEcs for winter use. Altogether l.’*.c<!'i c«..it ; v. ill In- sent. SUPPLIES. CLOTHING AND MUNITIONS, MR. A. M. MYERS IN CHARGE. Wellington. Ae.g. ]O. ‘Mr. .Mil-?- has taken over from me. ” said Mr. Allen last week.

■•the Board that was set up last week to ileal with the provision of clothing. equipment. forage and food supplies f>.r the forces. lit- has "Iso taken over from me tin- control ot the mallei' of munitions. which I had been going into with the object of I aiding whether it is po.-.--ibl© to manufacture munitions *n tin* Dominion. 1 shad hand over the inform >i i<*.i i hat L have collect cd to Mr. Myer-. 1 canm-: say. of course, whether it wdl be po.-sii.dc »:’ not to maniifa*-: ,ii“ munitions in New Zealand beyond the small arms ammunition which is turned out by the Colonial Ainmunit'on Company . ’ The Defcm-e Department will represt nt to Mr. Myers and the Board Jof Supplies vvhat i.ur t equireineiits | are m regard to boots, clothing. [ equipment and store', ami Air. i Myers will be advised oil the question by the Board. I -The probabilities are that ten- ! tiers may be called lor the supplies, i unless other satisfactory arrange inents can be made with the manufacturers. A contract has just been let. or is about to be let. for three I months’ supplies of c lothing and i boots, but if we send the two extra batta ions that we have offered to It he Imperial Government we will Heed more supplies than have* been tendered for. A c will m such case have* to supplement the three months’ supplies, anti at the expiration <f that lime the whole qnestion of future supplies vviii have* to be dealt with.”

THE EXTRA UNITS. GENERAL GODLEY S HOPE. We] ington. Aug. l'». Tlie Jinn. .James Allen states that he has not yet received any notifuaticti from the Impel tai authorities of the acceptance of th© two new infantry battalions rec ently offered byNew Zealand. In a letter to the Defence Minister under date June tilth. General Godley wrote; ' I do very much hope that the large reinforcements necessary to keep tip our New Zealand infantry brigade will not suffer l>y the raising of Tr©ntham Regiment. It won d be a terrible pity if the material for the first brigade deteriorated at all. as they have made* such a name for themselves and ar© acknowledged c.n ail sides to be so excellent.”

Referring to this letter. Mr. Allen remarked that the same point was stressed in neatly every letter he received, and the necessity for keep ing up the reinforcements. i have fe.©graphed lo General Godley.” said Mr. Allen, ”to relieve his mind, and to assure him Ihat if wc* send new battalions we shall also keep uptiie reinforcements, not <mly on the main body but on the new battalions. [ hope the people will take this- to heart. How important it is to lock ahead for a year, eleven two years, ami to make certain that wc 1 can keep up these- two inont h<y reinforcement s.”

WINTER COMFORTS WANTED. Wanganui. Aug. 11. A letter has boon received from Major Cunningham ar the Dardanelles which mentions that colder Iweather is coming soon, and hints that socks, balaclava caps, handker chiefs, bootlaces, sweets, <-hocolates. pipes, (hard to obtain in Egypt) and tobacco would be welcomed.

LETTERS FROM GENERAL GODLEY.

I’OOD” FOR THE MAORIS

PLEASED WITH THE REIN 1 ORC EM ENTS. Wei inglon. Aug. 10. '■ An interest ing letter has been received by the Hon. James Allen

from General Godley ;it the Dardanelles. It was in reply to a letter that Mr. Allen sent to hint and from which the following is an extract: "We ate a 1 proud of you in New Zealand,” but eve ar<« sad at the in creasing ttuttiber <f casualties. Par* nts ami relatives on the whole are very plucks indeed, which v. e hope m,u will tell yir.tr troops. One of the most ...t trrinsr things that appealed to me in seme of the letters 1 have reveiced from mothers, was that they wished their wounded sons wc.tdd s. ~n be strong pud well to te turn again to tie- timer me. If this spirit prevails in the pie of the country. surely mere the makings of a imat nt'.iLm. Please tell the men we will see them through until victory i- our.-. Ihe btlhn,ir.g a: ■ extremis Font < ■encral < 5 dley s let lor : ”1 am ir.itl the Maori- .-ire mhtg here. I hi d a vommmtlcalion the other dty asking it they required nth .-perm!'diet, am! ! replied to ffteet- tha* 1 11.1 tight tle-re Wi illd be enough Turks taken prisoner or klin In keep them going. In Mt. Ashtmad Bartlett’ letter, wh.iii yog will Late lead with great i'.iteiest the words ’Neg Zealand” ami Nex Z-alatitler.” were not once used from ‘tart ti. tini-li. but feri iiliately before the letter left, the Admira 's chief ~f staff -mured it. arid l:e inserted the nerd-, where neet-ssai y. Mr. Bean, the And talmii rep< rtcr. his been very good and ha- Leoii to me for infornmtir .1 s’-vcral times, Mr. ?»';-|c.- hn R< -a, rived this morning. June 21. st. in we shall lie alright, lie is at jne-ent engaged rcrditig ail mi reports up to date. ' 1 i.,-ar t.’i.m tti>- south.” says Gem .i! < lodit v. writ-ng <>a June i'th. ••that Um Ft. ir-h have nt last mad - a g» .-d pu-h. am* have come lip lit irm with < ar-'dres and mir tr .. ps ti. •re. •(> it may he that we shall ~r<.n hear < f the fail <f AddLab.l. If thi’> prod tie's al! the resuit thu is hep d from it. we n;av

tier. b- 1,1 a (>• -it L n to make cur p.i'-h f. iw-i -d ftem I.ln any case we all hope th: ; we -hall :mt h::v, to v.ai; iniidi L.n li i- \ r ry •!.-•! .! LMi.g •! ■ ’ d ami -riipmi pe: ;n : :;.il|y .n !..■• c.». dined :;i.n we no. ' 'ii.'.. \ <..ir we '.et ' T c Ifh im Will <(«a become a w rond Aldershot tit (!;•• ml. v 1 aie going. It will be a great t« the c.l izen army in time io c0:,|... Til - fo.irili rr inforeerm n. • i ••at nine io do c' . el:ut I v. and we are >y pleased with them. ■ The men m.t;> hare been lash on

first landing, but it was this very dash and <-..-in which enabled them to storm ih<-'-’i- hcighls in the way they did. Many small parties pene trated quite I’.-ir into the* c-ountry. in f.ti-1 overlooking the Dai d.inelles. and were c.f cour.a* ’sc-itppered. but had the re not l>ee-ti thisspiret aim ;ig 1 he men we* should never have* csiab. lished r.ui'sc iv-s in the way we elid. The spiri' of the men now is just the* same*, and as good as ever. When I go round the trenches the one thing they all ask me.- is When .are v.© ©o ill" to adv :i nee- ami not wit hsf :i nd ing being e-auglit np in the I rene-hes I am epiitc i-onviiri-ed they ha*© lost m rie <••’ their desire* and determini tion to go I’orwarti when the tiim-ll.lll-S.”