THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14395, 24 April 1917, Page 2

THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN.

SOME LEADING DATES. April 12, 1910- New Zealand infantry' : Brigade, left Egypt for Gallipoii. April 25: Allied forces landed on both shores of the Dardanelles; Australians and ~New Zealanders landed at Anzac Cove. May s—First 'list published of. New ZcaH land casualties at Galiipoli. 'May 8: New Zealand Mounted Rifles : as infantry, left Egypt for Gallipoli. May 6-/-8: Battle of Achi Baba. I - j\Jay 18-19: 'lurkp repulsed by Austraj Jasians on Sari Bah' front I ■May 29: Turks defeated at QuinnV ' I 1 Ost. I-,June 4-5: New Zealanders■ hoavilv en- | gaged. ijJune 21—Heavy fightinjr on Achi Baba '! heights. ' 11 June 28-29: Heavy fitting a t Krithia. "i.luly 3: Maori •Contingent landed on ■ | uaihpoli. ' Juiy 5,: Turkish attack at Krithia failed. I July 15: Sick and wounded arrived at ' Wellington in tlu> Willochra. | August 6: Landing at Suvla Bay; AnsI trahans assumed offensive fjom Anzac. i August 2S: Australasian advance .to s ( Buyuk Anafarta. : September 4: Turkish attack on Anzac »| position repulsed. >j December 19: Withdrawal-from Anzac 'j and Suvla Bay. .! January 8-9 1916: Gallipoli completely » evacuated by the Allies.

I -'- "■*" ■■ • The curatoi; of the Canterbury r Museum, Mr R, Speight, of. Canterbury i College, spent some time recently at , ivjakoura and vicinity prosecuting the -, investigations, in which he is assoeiat- , eel with Mr L. J. Wild, agricultural chemist at Lincoln College, in respect . to tho discovery of phosphafo rock in > tlie provincial district of Canterbury H_.

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