SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS MADE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3205, 18 August 1915, Page 24

SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS MADE.

A FRESH LANDING EFFECTED. LONDON, August 10. The Press Bureau states that Sir lan Hamilton reports that fighting at several points in the last few days resulted in substantial progress. An advance of 200 yards on a front of 300 yards was gained in the southern zone, eastward of the Krithia road, and the ground was held, despite determined counter-attacks, which were repulsed with heavy enemy loss. Repeated Turkish- attacks in the same zone were beaten off. The French corps made several attacks, and their whole-hearted co-operation proved of the greatest assistance. A footing on Chunuk Bair, portion of Sari Bair, was also gained, and one crest was occupied, after fierce fighting and the successful storming of strongly-held positions. The enemy’s losses were considerable. This advance began at night time, under cover of a destroyer’s searchlight. A fresh landing was successfully effected elsewhere, and considerable progress was made, 630 prisoners, a Nordenfeldt gun, two bomb mortars, nine machine guns, and many bombs being captured. Quantities of rifles, ammunition, and equipment were found scattered about. ATHENS, August 10. The Allies have been making sensible progress by land and sea at the Dardanelles in the past two days. THE TURKISH ACCOUNT. AMSTERDAM, August 10. A Turkish communique states: Under protection of their fleet the enemy, on the night of August 7, landed forces, partly in the neighbourhood of Karatchali, at the north end of the Gulf of Saros, and partly at two points northward of Ari Burnu (where the Australasians first landed). We completely dispersed those who landed at Karatchali, and the enemy left 20 dead.

AUSTRALIAN AVIATOR MISSING. MELBOURNE, August 11. The Viceroy of India cabled on July 30 that Lieutenant George Merz, of the Australian Flying Corps, was flying towards Busrah, near the mouth of the Euphrates, when the engine failed. Some Arabs found the damaged aeroplane, but Merz was missing. Lieutenant Merz is a young resident of Ballarat, Victoria. Ho recently passed his course as ■ a doctor, and while at the Melbourne University took to aviation as a pastime. So well did he succeed that he was for a time an instructor at the military Aviation School, near Melbourne. REPORTED FOR BRAVERY. SYDNEY, August 11. Captain Bean, the Australian official press correspondent, has been reported for bravery. His brother, in a le'tter, says that Captain Bean, when accompanying a charge, saw a wounded Australian outside the trench. Despite General M‘Cay’s threat to send him back, Captain Bean went out and brought in the man. General M‘Cay reported him for bravery. The same day Captain Bean, under a heavy fire, built with packs dropped by the soldiers a protecting wall round a wounded colonel, and saved his life. GENERAL ITEMS. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 10. An aeroplane sank one of the Allies’ submarines, near Bulair, with bombs. ATHENS, August 10. Advices from Constantinople state that the Italian Consuls are preparing to quit Turkey. ATHENS, August 11. News from official sources states that the greater part of the Haireddin Barbarossa’s crew were drowned. LONDON, August 10. The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie has visited Wayinouth, wherd there are over 80 New Zealand wounded. All are progressing, though some will never return to the front.