NEW ZEALANDERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9094, 13 July 1915, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDERS

A FEW DAYS AFTER LANDING OTAGO BATTALION UNDER A WITHERING FIRE. Ev Tslcgraph—Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY,. July 12. Captain Bean, the official reporter with the Australian forces, writing on May HOth, and describing things a few day's- after landing, says:—“At longtn the New Zealand guns were landed. We, waited ages, then came a punt with gun horses, which took the guns along the beach. The artillerymen unhitched and dragged tho guns across tins, hillsides to positions where they afterwards did tremendous work, sometimes at a range of fifty yards.” Writing under date Juno 3rd, ho tells of the advance from l.Tipe’.s If ill. “Everything went well, except that tho Otago Battalion did not como up owing tortile congestion of communications. When it did como up the effects of the bombardment bad worn off, and it bad to face a withering fire. It advanced in line, a little short one, and tho men lay Town, for they were forced to dig itu It was to have been reinforced by the Canterbury Battalion during tho night, hut that was impossible; therefore it was unable to further advance.” SERVIJ AND MONTENEGRO FORCES TO CO-OPERATE-By Telegraph —Press Association — Copyright ROME, July 11. . Sorvia has received munitions and is preparing to co-operate with the Montenegrins. GREEKS EPIRUS FIFTEEN yiLLAGES OCCUPIED. By Telegraph— Proas Association —Copyright ROME, July 11. . The Greeks have occupied, fifteen villages in Epirus, near Lake Ochrida.