The Dardanelles

Southland Times, Issue 17483, 26 July 1915, Page 6

The Dardanelles

AUSTRALIAN V.C. HBBO. ATTACKED BY SBVEIT TURKS. ■g-TT.T.g TEBU ALL ADD BOLDS HIS TBEBCH. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, July 24. Received July 25, 3.35 p.m. ■The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Lance-Corporal Albert Packs, an Australian soldier, for conspicuous bravery at Gallipoli. Lance-Corporal Packa held portion of a trench with four men. They were heavily attacked and when his comrades had been killed seven Turks rushed the trench. Lance-Corporal Packa, single-handed, killed five with ride fire and two with the bayonet. (The High Commissioner gives the name as Lance-corporal Jacka). TURKISH ATTACK IN PREPARATION ■ALLIES COMMAND THE INNER SEAS BRITISH SUBMARINE’S EXPLOITS ATHENS, July 24. Advices from i Constantinople indicate that the Turks are preparing for a general attack at Gallipoli. The Turks realise that they have lost command of the Inner seas and the Black Sea. A British submarine on 1. th July bombarded Ghereen Station, near Tugla, wrecking a wheat-laden train. It also bombarded the ammunition works at Zietun Burnu, causing an explosion. LORD KITCHENER’S MESSAGE. ADMIRATION POR THE TROOPS. LONDON, July 24. Received July 25. 4.30 p.m. Prior to the departure of the Colonial soldiers from the hospitals for the front. Lord Kitchener telegraphed:— ‘■please convey to the Australians and Kew Zealanders who have recovered from their wounds and are rejoining their Units in the Dardanelles, my good wishes, and express my warm admiration of the good work the Australasian army corps are doing.

WOUNDED COLONIALS IN ENGLAND RELAXATION OF REGULATIONS URGED. LONDON, July 24. Several letters in the Morning Post point out that many people are already making the Australian and New Zealand •wounded soldiers feel at home, and others* are also willing. The wounded men | are grateful but feel the restrictive hos- I pitaf regulations. One correspondent suggests the issue of good conduct passes to enable longer leave. | SHARP TURKISH ATTACK. I REPULSED WITH LOSS. j LONDON. July 24. j Received July 25, 4.40 p.m. The Press Bureau states; Lieut. Sir lan Hamilton reports that the Turk? on j the southern section on Friday after- j noon attacked the northern trenches on j our left flank. Under cover of heavy j shelling a small force of Turks dashed for our saphe-ads. Two machine-guns were immediately fired and the survivors retired, leaving forty-nine dead. Probably there were others killed out of sight, as our shrapnel was effective. The Whole affair lasted twenty minutes. V.C. HEROES. AN AUSTRALIAN DECORATED. j (Per United Press Association.) | I WELLINGTON, July 25. i The High Commissioner reports under ! date London. July 24 (11.10 p.m.):— | Four Victoria Crosses have been granted:—Captain Eustace Othan 51st Sikhs: Lieut. George Moor. 3rd Hampshire's, Corporal Joseph Tombs Ist King’s Liverpool. and Lance-Corporal Albert Jacka, 14:h Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces. The Gazette says that Corporal Jacka, while holding a portion of our trenches with four others, was heavily attacked. When all except himself were killed or ; wounded the trench was rushed and oc- ■ cupied by seven Turks. Jacka immedi- I ately attacked them most gallantly and j single-handed killed the Turks, five by ' rifle fire and two with the bayonet. A Military Cross has been awarded ; Lieut. Hilgrove McCormick Ist London • Royal Canadians. j ACHY BABA SHELLED PROU THE SEA | SYDNEY, July 24. j Captain Bean, in a cable dated July j 12, mentions that a battleship for the 1 first time has been bombarding the sum- : mit of Achi Baba, which looked like the crater of a volcano as the great shells burst.