29 MAY 1915, Page 2

The land news from the Dardanelles, as far as we

are permitted to hear it, appears to be quite good. The casualties involved in the landing and actions while our troops were making good their positions were extremely heavy; but there seems to be no doubt whatever that those positions are now quite secure, and that the troops cannot be driven from the ground they have gained, and this in spite of the fact that the Turks are in greatly superior numbers. The truth is, the prolongation of our operations in the Straits has drawn the whole Turkish Army like a lodestone to the Dardanelles. The Turkish losses have, however, been terrible, and if we can avoid disease it may not prove bad policy to let the Turks batter themselves to pieces against our trenches.