LATE WAR NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144711, 21 June 1915, Page 7

LATE WAR NEWS.

tA THRILLING TALE* EXPERIENCE OF A LIEUTENANT. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. (Received Juno 21, 2.20 p.m.) CAIRO, Juno 20. A striking talo is told of an Australian lieutenant, named Sutton. Ho volunteered to go out with a small party to blow up a Turkish trench. Before it was possible tho Turks made a sudden attack and forced tho party hastily to retreat. Sutton took rciugo in a Ghurka trench and amused himself by returning hand grenades to tho Turkish trenches until on© exploded and blew' off his right hand. He received a field dressing and was sitting in the trench nursing tho stump when tho Turks made a rush. He suddenly found a huge ‘Turk above him with a bayonet. Quick as thought Sutton snatched tho jurrio from tho hand of a dead Ghurka and slashed tho Turk’s neck. The Turk fell upon him and Sutton grappled him with nis left arm. During tho wrestle ho embedded bus tooth in the Turk’s ear and hold him for ton minutes till assistance camo, when tho Turk was lifeless. Another Australian had his foot riddled with shrapnel and was being assisted down a gully to Gaba Tope, when ho met General Uodlcy, who inquired how he was. Tho man replied *T am a blooming kangaroo now, ain’t I General.” BACK FROM SAMOA. NURSES AND INVALIDS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Jmio 21, Tho passengers from Samoa by the Atua Include Captain Rancho, sth Wellington Regiment, two nurses, nine con-commissioned officers and men of tho Samoan garrison. Of tho nurses Matron Brooke and Si>ter Willis are joining tho hospital ship, tho Maheito. Captain Roadie is recovering from typhoid ami Privates E. Foley. W. J. Barker, J. Davidson. H. J. Roberta, and E. 1). Klcock have been invalided homo. Staff-Sorgt. Hale, Qua.ne.r-Mastcr-Sorgc. Dyer, Field Cashier 1). Moroncy. and Private Whitford have boon transferred to duly at Wellington. Tho now* garrison at Samoa appears to havo settled down to work. RETURNING WOUNDED. AUCKLAND, Juno 21. Dr. Valintmc advised tho Hospital Board that 263 wounded are arriving by tho Willochra. Some (probably 22) will bo sent to Auckland, and tho department looks to tho hospitals to provide the necessary accommodation for sho wounded as they arrive. Ho adds that tho Government will pay a maintenance fee if it is desired.