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Show STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE ADMIRALTY London. April 27. An announcement announce-ment by the admiralty tonight con firms reports received from Paris of the landing of important forces by the allies on both banks of the Dardanelles Darda-nelles The admiralty statement conveys the further information that, having successfully effected a landing at the ?ntrance to the straits, the troops arc continuing to advance toward the main forts at the narrows The admiralty announcement says ' After a hard day's fighting in a difficult country, troops have been landed on the Goltpoli peninsula, thus roughly making good their footing with the effective help of the navy. The French have taken 500 prisoners." prison-ers." The following official telegram has been published in Cairo "Allied forces under San Ian Hamilton Ham-ilton have effected a landing on both sides of the Dardanelles under excellent excel-lent conditions. Many prisoners have been taken Our forces are contin uing their advance." oo |