THE DARDANELLES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 25 May 1915, Page 5

THE DARDANELLES.

BRITISH FURIOUSLY ATTACKED

TURKS COMPLETELY REPULSED

WITH VERY HEAVY LOSSES

BRITISH SUBMARINE IN SEA OF

MARMORA

A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT,

GALLANT LEADER'S DEATH

MAGNETISM OF HIS EXAMPLE

INSPIRES IRRESISTIBLE AUS-

TRALASIAN CHARGE

PARIS, May 24

Official.—Two Turkish divisions, under General yon Sanders' personal command, made a, .furious attack on the British near Gaba Tape. They were completely repulsed with very heavy losses.

LONDON, May 24

The Admiralty announces that in the recent operations of the El 4, in her passage to the Sea of Marmora the submarine sank a. Turkish gunboat of the Berkifavel class. While in the Sea of Marmora she sunk a transport on April 29th, a gunboat on May 3rd, a very large transport full of troops on May 10th, and compelled a small steamer to run aground on May 13th. The submarine returned on May 18.

The Admiralty, states that it is impossible to do full justice to this great achievement.

The Daily Chronicle's Mitylene correspondent states that Colonel Doughty Wyllie, of the staff. superintending the landing of the Australasians, saw from a ship gallant and fruitless charges to the trenches when numbers fell, particularly officers. Colonel Wyllie asked permission to help, which was reluct antly granted, and, on going ashore he ran in front of the foremast Australasians and shouted to the men to follow. Inspired by the magnetism of the example the Australasians responded with a cheer, and rushed up the fire swept, slippery incline, and carried position after position until the enemy was cleared out.

Colonel Wyllie was shot dead, but not before he knew the summit had been won and the Turks would no longer harras the landing.