IN THE DOMINION

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144670, 3 May 1915, Page 3

IN THE DOMINION

DEATH OF INVALIDED TROOPER. PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, May 3. A wireless message has been received ■that Private Dan Eardsley, of'the second reinforcements, who had been invalided home, died at sea on April 29. CAMP EMPLOYEE FINED. WELLINGTON, May 3. Herbert Homes, a man employed about the Trentham camp, was fined £5 for taking alcoholic, liquor into camp. NOTES ON THE SITUATION. The New Zealand casualties reported So far are only four in number—one officer and one, private killed (the latter •serving with the Australians), one officer dangerously and .me seriously wounded. These men were killed or wounded on the transpons during, the landing. The casualties received in tho land encounters have not been received. The" wounded it may be supposed will bo placed on board a hospital ship and taken to a base' hospital on one of the rEgean islands, probably Lemnos, -as being nearer than Egypt and not so hot.

The force that has landed has pushed on against all opposition tq 'a point about i.hrep miles from 'where it Landed. Here it will establish a strong position which will be held until sufficient men and supplies have been landed to justify an advance. ■ At the position hell the peninsula is-about four miles wide, and as at the Narrows it widens to seven miles it will 'require a larger force to 1 hold lines there against any possible odds that can bo brought against it. The force has now been ashore a week, hut to land men and all requirements, very likely including water, by means of boats is a very heavy task and may be interrupted aft any moment by rough weather. It therefore seems probable that there will not bo any rapid" movement forward'for a time, unless the resistance offered by the Turks is unexpectedly weak. The French force landed on the 'Asiatic side will advance and deal with the Turks' on _ that side-or the Dardanelles. Their position in some ways will not be quite so favourable as that of the British since they have the sea oil one side only and thus may be attacked on both flanks. The British bn the other hand have their flanks resting ,on the sea, which is commanded by the allied fleets. Both forces are in a position from which retreat is impossible. . The Turks are said to be massing at Maidos, a town just 'beyond the Narrows, but it may be hoped that the guns of our warships are giving the troops a very wann time. The country 15, however, of such a rough natnue that it is impossible to clear many portions by the fire from big guns. For this Maxims and rifle fire will certainly be required.