BRITISH OFFENSIVE ON GALLIPOLI

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16546, 20 November 1915, Page 7

BRITISH OFFENSIVE ON GALLIPOLI

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyrigh .

MELBOURNE, November 19. Mr Hughes, referring to New Zealand's embargo on shirkers, said that if representations 'tfere made justifying similar action in Australia, if required, the Government would take whatever action it deemed necessary. MUNITIONS FOR TURKEY. COMING DOWN THE DANUBE. THE QUESTION OF TIME. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, November 18. Two Austrian steamers passed Kalafat (opposite Widin) towing seven lighters loaded with munitions, and flying the German flag. Twenty such lighters have already passed -Kalafat, going down the Danube. Later on a large squadron of Austrian vessels carrying munitions and guns, and escorted by torpedo boats, passed. It is difficult to estimate the time it will take for these munitions to reach the Turks at the Dardanelles. Most of the ; railway stock in Bulgaria is required for the conveyance of troops to Serbia and • Macedonia; but Germany may be expected to exact their earliest despatch through Bulgaria, owing to the chronic shortage of munitions in Turkey.