LATE WAR NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144669, 1 May 1915, Page 7

LATE WAR NEWS.

THE DARDANELLES. M OFFICIAL REPORT. DETAILS OF THE LANDING. HEAVY AREV3Y CASUALTIES. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. (Received May 1,2 p.m.) LONDON. April 30. Official.—The disembarkation began before sunrise on April 25, the British at Capes Tekeh and Helles, Morto Bay and £h?dd el Bohr, the Australians and New Zealanders on the beach north of Grabatepe. The operations met with immediate success except at Scdd el Bahr. where there was some delay. They made steady progress up to April 2F. The Allies have since rested and consolidated their positions. All attacks were repulsed. The army’s casualties were heavy, but the fleet’s slight. Turkish warships repeatedly attempted to interfere, bat always fled at the approach of the Queen Elizabeth, which sank an 5000-ton transport off Maidos on April 27, AN EXPLANATION. REPORTS RECONCILED. (Received May 1, 1 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. The Press Bureau states that according to an aerial reconnaissance the shelling of Dunkirk was from land guns. The reports of warships off the coast were due to misapprehension. GERMAN VESSEL AT SUVA. TO BE DISPOSED OF BY PRIZE COURT. SUVA, May 1. The schooner Elfrid has arrived, and will be disposed of by the Prize Court at Suva. NEW ZEALAND’S MESSAGES. THANKS FOR CONGRATULATIONS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON. May 1. The Governor has forwarded the following telegram to the Secretary of State for the Colonies:—“l desire on behalf of my Governmnt and the people of New Zealand to thank his Majesty’* Government for their kind congratulations contained in your telegram of April 28. This telegram ha.s been published in the newspapers, x and also ono sent by his Majesty the King to mo on April 29. In view of tiie fact that’ these telegrams have been made public I would be grateful if you could send me further particulars, as a great many anxious inquiries have been made for details.— Liverpool.”

Tlio Prime Minister has been advised by his Excellency that up to tho present ho has not received any further details. His Excellency also sent the following telegram to the Governor-General of Australia: “I desire, on behalf of New Zealand, to convey to you the pride which this Dominion feels in being so closely associated with the forces of the Commonwealth of Australia in the present great undertaking in tho Dardanelles, and rejoice that the two forces have so signally distinguished themselves. —Liverpool.”