THE DARDANELLES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 18 June 1915, Page 8

THE DARDANELLES

BEPORT ON RECENT FIGHTING

WELLINGTON, June 18. The High Commissioner reports from London on June 17th. at 1.40 p.m.:— __ The Cairo official report on operalions at the Dardanelles says that on "Tuesday night a party of the enemy, led hy a, German officer, gallantly attacked a trench occupied by a British "brigade. A few of the enemy were killed at the parapet, and the majority before reaching the trenches. Fifty dead were counted, including the German leader and a Turkish subordinate. The trenches captured on Saturday night were also attacked. The attack was preceded by strong bombing parties, and we were forced back thirty yards until daybreak; when the vacated trenches were enfiladed by our -machine guns right and left, and the Dublin .Fusiliers attacked with the bayonet. The trenches were reoccupied, jmd were found to contain 200 dead "Turks. Twelve prisoners were taken. Our casualties were very slight.