THE DARDANELLES

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9074, 19 June 1915, Page 7

THE DARDANELLES

TURKISH ATTACK REPULSED ; HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED The High Commissioner reports:—' LONDON. June 17, 1.40 p.m, A Cairo official report states; —In the operations at the Dardanelles, or. Tuesday night, a party of the enemy, led by a German officer, gallantly attacked a trench occupied by a British brigade A few of the enemy were killcu at the parapet; bub the majority were killed before reaching the trenches. Fifty dead were counted',' including the Gorman leader and a Turkish suboi dinate. Trenches captured on Saturday night were also attacked. The attack was preceded by strong bombing parties. We wore forced back thirty yards until daybreak, when the vacated trenches were enfiladed by our mu chine guns right and left, and the Dublin Fusiliers attacked with the i bayonet. Tho trenches, when reoccnpied, were found to contain 200 dead Turks; twelve prisoners were taken. Our casualties were very slight. )' ' THREE TURKISH TRANSPORTS SUNK By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. ' ATHENS, June 17. A British submarine on Wednesday torpedoed and sank three transports 1 voyond Nagara. A greater part of the troops and crews were drowned. Two gunboats were escorting the troopships. ANOTHER SUBMARINE REACHES CONSTANTINOPLE (Received June 18, 5.5 p.m.) ROME, June 18. Another British submarine reached Constantinople and sank two vessels and 11 .large steamer at tho Golden Horn. A Ji! tho forts and warships fired, but they did not hit the submarine. HAiAIDIEH SEVERELY DAMAGED BY RUSSIANS PARIS, June 17. The “Temps” Petrograd correspondent states that a .Russian squadron severely damaged the cruiser Hamidieh. [Thei Hamidieh. a Turkish light cruiser, of 3800 tons, was reported to have bee n sunk by a Russian mine at Otchakof. on the Russian coast of the Black Se i on April 3rd. Recently it was reported that she had been raised and repa: tped.J THE SACRIFICE WAS WORTH WHILE By Telegraph — Press Association — Copyright, •‘Times” and Sydney “Sun” Services. LONDON, June IT. At the memorial service in' St. Paul’s Cathedral for the Australian and New Zealan d soldiers killed at the Dardanelles, the Archbishop of Canterbury in his serin on, added;—“We want, as Christians, to say together that wo honestly and deliberately believe that 'these fearful perils, these wounded, stricken bodies of our host and bravest, these saddened hearts and darkened homes, are n orth while. If they are worth while they are a right offering. Terrible as ift, is, it ought, to be made without reserve in the cause of truth and honour : itnong tho peoples of Europe. It is a duty, grave. Inspiring, urgent. Thufc-e is the- real heroism of tho stricken home, as great as the heroism of tiio shell-swept trench and the quivering deck. Fbi these bravo women of England and the Southern Seas we, upon our knees, are thanking God for all cipnfort. But we want another note; we must have a note of triumph for i whose whose self-sacrifi.ee has meant so much for the country. It has been t heirs in enthusiastic, eager self-surrender to roach what Christ marks as the highest grade of human love. When the call rang out the response was i tsidy, and the results are before us. All those Australians and New Zealandc rsi are enrolled among the champions whom, the Empire for generations to come will delight to honour. This memorable act of stoutest service gives rc'Sjponse already to the rallying call/ TURKS TREAT PRISONERS WITH KINDNESS The High Commissioner reports:— , T LONDON, June Ir, i. 40 p.m. Authentic reports indicate that Australian officers who are prisoners of war at Constantinople arc well treated. The following has reached London from Captain McDonald, an Australian officer:—-“I am in Constantinople with other prisoners of war. Wo have received great kindness from the Turkish officers and have received advance pay from Commandant Djevad Bey.”