DARDANELLES

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9044, 15 May 1915, Page 7

DARDANELLES

BRITISH BATTLESHIP SUNK FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. Bv Telegraph-Press Association — Copyright LONDON, May Li, TJio British battleship Goliath "'as torpedoed in the Dardanelles. Five hundred officers and men perished. Twenty officers and 160 . men were rescued. [H.M.S. Goliath,, a battleship of the Canopus class, was' coinpletinl in 1000, and the type is rapidly losing its lighting value, though very suitable for work such as that against the Dardanelles defences. She displaced 13,950 tons, and had a speed of between 18 and 19 knots. The armament in this class consists of four I2iu, twelve 6in, and ten 12-pounder guns, none of modern type. The armour is comparatively light, being only sis inches thick on the waterline, hut the turrets arc twelve inches thick. The Goliath and her sisters cost about £850,000. H.M.S. Ocean, which was sunk in tho Dardanelles on March 18th, was a sister ship.l STATEMENT BYJJR CHURCHILL By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, May 13. Mr Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, stated in the House of Commons that tire Goliath had been torpedoed hy a destroyer last night, when protecting tho French flank inside tha straits. ■ TURKISH GUNBOATS AND TRANSPORT SUNK By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright LONDON, May 13. Submarine El 4 sank two Turkish gunboats and a large transport. TURKISH HEADQUARTERS TRANSFERRED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright', ATHENS, May 13. The Turkish' headquarters staff at Gallipoli has been transferred to Redos to, on tho north side of tho Sea ot Marmora, about eighty miles east of Gallipoli. AH SUBMARINE REPORT OF SINKING NOT CONFIRMED. __ By Telegraph—Presa Association—Oopyriebft MELBOURNE, May 14. In the Federal . Senate, Senator Pearce, Defence Minister, startod that he had received a cable message from the Admiralty to the effect that the Turkish report of the sinking of tho Australian submarine AE2 had not been confirmed. CAPTAIN BEAN’S REPORT By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received 1 May 14, 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 14. Captain Bean, in a report occupying three columns, dated from Alexandria on the 13th, gives a vivid description of the Dardanelles landing and tho subse, quent fighting. ‘ From this it appears that the first landing parties consisted of the third Australian brigades. He says that sailors-who.watched the landing speak of it with tears and enthusiasm in their eyes, and the New Zealanders are just and generous in their appreciation. Captain Bean describes the feat as fit to rank beside the battle on the heights of Abraham. Speaking of the later fighting, he says that nothing can take away from the. Australian and New Zealand infantry’s fame won in last Sunday’s fighting. . ’ • He gives high praise to the undaunted bravery of the officers leading. . 1 ■ BRITISH SUBMARINES SPREAD - PANIC By Telegraph—Proas Association —Copyright (Received May 14, 11.30 p.m.) , TENBDOS. May 14. Two British .submarines passed the Dardanelles minefield, and entered the Sea of Marmora a fortnight ago. The Turks claim that they captured them ; but, until a lew days ago, tha submarines had it all their own'- way between Gallipoli and Constantinople, sinking vessels and providing them-, selves with fuel and provisions, and spreading panic among the Turkish shipping. iSEVERE STRUGGLE CONTINUES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received May 14, 10.20 p.m.) ~ ATHENS, May 14.' The fighting,at Gallipoli is indecisive, - but tho Allies have had a number oi minor successes. The French 75-millimetre ghns are inflicting enormous losses. A severe -struggle continues between the towns of Gallipoli and Maidos. The Turks, reinforced, are, resisting desperately. The fortified heights of Achibaba resemble Spionkop for impregnability. The Turkish army is penned here, surrounded hy the British on tho west, the French on the south, and the Australasians on the east and north. The Allies arc continually gaming ground and forcing tho Turks hack on their main position. The Allies are continually reinforced by troopships from Egypt and France, including French, British,-. Algerians, ■, Sikhs, Ghurkas, and Bengalese. The landing of reinforcements, it j' readily effected , fi* t l . ' *,,*l THE^fBHS: 1 • i;f. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received May 15, 0.50 a.m.) ATHENS, May 14. • Eilid Bahr and Ungerdere are tho only';European forts replying. -. ’Erenkioi and ; the other forts, and movable howitzer batteries, shielded by thick pinewoods, on the Asiatic shore, are still troublesome. »A Turkish official message states- that part of the fleet attacked a British ironclad near'Morto harbour on Thursday.' The ironclad was thrice struck amidships and astern and she sank immediately.