WAR!

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 October 1911, Page 3

WAR!

AUSTRIA MOBILISING

ALBANIA EXCITED

OUTSIDE

TURKS' CLEVER RUSE,

liV KLlitrniC XKIiKQHAPH— L'KESS A»Bn«*AWON."J ROME, October 2. Tho Turkish loft Proveza and steered in the direction or tho Gulf of Paranto. - . .

Tlio .Italian's destroyers percomng them, marconigraphed to the Duke of Abruzzi, who ordered tftiem to allow 1 lie Turks to get a good distance from the coast. Tlic Turks suddenly discovered their danger and steamed at lull speed south, instead of towards Preveza. , The Italian captain then guessed that the Turks were trying to draw the Italian squadron from Preveza and found a Greek steamer slipping into t»he harbour witli troops and arms. . The magazines of one of the lui'Kish torpedoera caught fire and sank. The Italians rescued a few of the VIENNA. October 2. The attack on Prereza lias aroused apprehension of the destruction of the vessels wherewith Turkey prevented the contraband trade >n firms and will excite tho Albanians. BELGRADE, October 2. Vustrian troops -are concentrating on I,ho frontier of the Snnjflk (district) of Novilazar. The reported landing of the Italians in Southern Albania is causing excitement. TURKEY'S THREAT TO GREECE. BERLIN, October 2. Envoi- Bev, Turkish military nttndho here, has been recalled to Constantinople. He was interviewed, and said that it is true that Turkey lias sent a threatening note to Athens stating that, if Greece^ attempts to annex Crete. Turkey will vegaid the act as a causus belli. INTENDED RAIDS. ON THE ITALIAN COASTS.

TURKISH destroyers sunk, j (Received This Day, 9.1? a.m l ROME, October 2. Italy has notified the Powers that j the action at Prevcza was duo to intended raids on the Italian coasts. The shipping transport Sabah with troops for Tripoli, was captined and ■brought to Brindisi. Advices from Corfu state, that two Turkish destroyers were sunk and another captured. Police at Piraeus arrested the crew of a Turkish sailing vessel, which was suspected of being about to ship arms for Tripoli. ATHENS, October 2. The Grand Vizier has assured Greece that tiro military Governments of the Thessniian frontier are dive to a state of war with Italy. One of the torpedoors at Preyeza was lost, and tlie captain was killed by a shell and eight of the crew wore drowned A RUSSIAN PROTEST. (Received This Day, 11.0 a.m.") RERUN, October 2. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Yossische Zeitung states that Russia lias protested against the Turkish concentration on the Thessalian frontier. ■ The Tageblatt says that Herr Von Breherstein, German Ambassador at Constantinople, has handed the Grand Vizi or the Italian proposals for the discussion of peace preliminaries. CONFLICTING NEWS. (Received This Dav, 11.45 a.m.) LONDON. October 2. War news is conflicting. The Italian Embassy denies the Adriatic bombardments or the landing of troops .anywhere except at Tripoli. Trin'olitnn passengers, who have reached Sicily, .state that there_ was no bombardment of Tripoli up till eight o'clock on Saturday night.