GREAT DAMAGE TO FORTS AT THE NARROWS.
CONSIDEBABLE PROGRESS MADE BY THE FLEET-
NEW ZEALANDERS AND AUSTRALIANS PUSHING ON. .- London, May 6. ■'• -The London Daily Chronicle's correspondent before GallipoH, 1 telegraphing on Sunday, said that the most prominent feature of the , fight, since his last message was the great damage to the Narrows forts ; 5 /by. the guns of the fleet and'the artillery of the land forces. ' • ' ' % ! ' Maidos was 'still afire .on. Friday , afternoon, 'and .the Queen...Elizabeth .was getting in most destructive .dhots at, Boghali Kalessi, . r opposite Kagara,' until the place was on fire. Chanak was on fire at mid-day on Saturday, and" it is evident that the fleet has made considerable progress. . . : ..,.'•' ."*..'...
The Australians arid New 'Zealanders are pushing on towards the . coast opposite Nagara, and the pitter-patter of machine-guns on the hills can be clearly : heard on the iEgean coast. ~..,, ■ H The ! battleships at the entrance to the Dardanelles late- on • Saturday shelled positions inland to facilitate progress. .-' 't The French landed at Kum Kale, and their week's progress has " been amply satisfactory in every way.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19150508.2.46.4
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15912, 8 May 1915, Page 7
Word Count
179GREAT DAMAGE TO FORTS AT THE NARROWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15912, 8 May 1915, Page 7
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in