TURKEY AT WAR.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144856, 7 December 1915, Page 3

TURKEY AT WAR.

THE DARDANELLES. RENEWED ACTIVITY., BY BRITISH FORCES. (Received Dec. 7, 8.35 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Dec. 6. A Turkish communique admits the Allies’ naval activities at the Dardanelles, and vigorous- attacks by the British against the centre and left. MORE CRITICISM. THE ORIGINAL LANDING. TIMES AMD SYDNEY SDN SERVICES, (Received Doc. 6, 5.5 p.mA LONDON, Dec. 5. The Times’ “War History/ 5 in the Dardanelles number empnasises tn© tact that Auzac has Been continually and terribly perturbed, tho Turks frequently attaching wild forces which bad the hotter chance oi success against tho British at Krithia. Had General Hamilton iiung un» dashing Australian Corps against the Turks in the south, instead of tho exhausted iXJtli Division, ho might have helped those at Krithia i on April and taon seen Achi Baba crowded with his troops ai sunrise. On the'balance of probabilities ii would havo been better to havo left Anzac severely alone. The paper estimates the losers of fN? whole landing at th losses of the whole lauding at 10.000. THE ROLL OF HONOUR. A NUMBER OF DEATHS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. . WELLINGTON, Deo. 7. Canterbury Mounted Rides. —Died of gunshot nound and compound fracture of skull, buried at sea between Mudros and Malta, Corporal J. Mitchell. Otago Mounted Riiios.'—Died of wounds at Walton Hospital, England, Acting-Corporal J. XL Dalton, Auckland Battalion. Clearing. Station, Dardanelles: Died of I wounds, Acting-Sergeant J. M. Spence. | Canterbury Mounted Hilles.—Trooper H. S. Rodman.

Killed in action. "Wellington Battalion, Private It. F, 1 itichards; Canterbury Battalion, Private A. S. Dick; "Wellington Mounted it dies, Trooper J. J. Brant. Died of enteritis. Now Zealand Field Artillery, Private "W. J. .Labrum. Died of heart failure following malaria.—Otago Battalion, Banco-Corpa E. A. Shannon. At an inquiry hold in Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, on October 16 it was considered reasonable to suppose the following as dead: ■ Trooper R. P. Baillio. Trooper L. M. Bartrop. Trooper A. D. Cook. Trooper S. Fletcher. 'frooper A. T. Fryer. Trooper N. P. Gibaon. Trooper C. B. Harrison. Trooper F. R. Haydon. Trooper J. H. Metcalfe. Trooper J. H'Kinnou. Trooper A. D. M'Lood. Trooper P. G. Palmer. Trooper A. A. Richmond. Trooper L. Black. Trooper F. Clark. Trooper V. A. Falkeoer. Trooper J. Fothoringham. Trooper C. "W. Francis. Trooper R. L. Gleeson. Trooper H. A. Godfrey, Trooper E. Hewitt. Trooper T. H. T. Hickman. Trooper R. R. Jones. Trooper C. C. Milling. Trooper M. Poole. Trooper P. Wheatley. Corporal F. K. Best. Corporal R. Harrison. Sergeant J. J. Douglas. Sergeant E. McCarthy. Sergeant C. L. Dawes. Sergeant-Major'"W. J. Hamer, Sergeant G. W. Otter. Previously reported wounded, now discharged convalescent.—Now Zealand Field Engineers, Corporal H. J. A. Gillot; "Wellington Battalion, Private B. A. Collin; Auckland Battalion, Private J. Power; Divisional Train, Private Osborne.