In the Dardanelles.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4627, 12 May 1915, Page 2

In the Dardanelles.

London, May 10. The latest casualty list of the Dardanelles is as follows :

Died of wounds.—Oapt. Boucher, Pvts. Mitchell, Blackey, Bioderick, Hairis, Richardson, Lieschke, Williams, Shaw, Martin, Broome, Ryan, Bourke and Donald, Bugler Laker, Lance-Corp. Jones. Wounded.—l 77 officers and men, Wellington, May 10.

The Defence Department on Monday received advice of the death in hospital of No 7/296, Corp. Ameral Christopher Abbott (Canterbury Mounted Rifles), from anterior polio myelitis. Lance-Corpl. A. 0. Abbott, of Canterbury Mounted Rifles, dh j d in hospital.

Of the Auckland Battalion nine are wounded, and Private W. M. Ritchie died of wounds.

Otago Battalion, 71 are wounded

Wellington Battalion—Wounded, Privates S. H. Dixou, H. G. Faron, Wm. Hamilton, N. B. Howell, J. G. McKav, G. W. Niveu, E. 0. Olsen, H. Way. Italy London, May 9. A correspondent who has returned from a tour through the Tyrol to Trentino, found Inuisbruck a vast, hospital, with the Red Cross flag flying everywhere ar.d the streets tilled with wouuded. Trentino is an armed camp with 16,000 troops. The strategic points are being fortified with feverish zeal. The normal life has ceased, and no men in civilian dress are seen. Home declares that an agreement has been reached between Italy and Serbia concerning the Serbian outlet to the Adriatic. From Ypres. London, May 9. General French reports-oh the 9th : The enemy last night made attacks east of Ypres, which continued to-day. All were repulsed with heavy loss, and the British line has been perfectly established. Tho British First Army attacked the enemy on the 9fch between Boisgraeiner and Feoturbert, and gained ground south-east towards Frouielles. This lighting continues. The airmen successfully attacked St. Audre Junction, north of Lille, and the Canal bridge is down. They also bombed Fournes, Herlies, Armquilles and Labassee. French Make Good Advance. Heavy German LossesParis, May 10. Official.—We made considerable progress towards Loos. We advanced along a front seven kilometres south of Clarency. We captured two and sometimes three lines of German trenches, very solidly fortified. We at certain points four kilometres and took prisoner 2000 and captured six guns. A German attack at Nieuport was repulsed with important losses. A Significant Move. Italy Annexes Turkish Islands. Rome, May 10. The excitement in Italy is increasing. Three thousand more German refugees have arrived at. the frontier. The mobilisation of Italy's first line is complete. The G-iornale d'ltalia, of which Signor Sonnino, Minister for Foreign Affairs, is proprietor, has a full [ age article in the boldest typo warning the nation to be ptepared for grave events.

The Secolo slates that the Goverament lias sent a message to Turkey repudiating the Treaty ot Lausanne and annexing Id islands in the Southern Aegean Sea, vvlrich the Treaty after the Tripoli war gave on loan to Italy. The journal Secolo states that; “The torpedoing of the Lusitania happened at an opportune moment, because we are on the eve of entering the war and participating iu the strugle against tyrants, bullies, and violaters of every law of human righ t.”