LATEST CABLE NEWS THE NEAR EAST

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1923, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS THE NEAR EAST

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CAIII.E ASSOCIATION. SHL'KRI BEY’S BODY FOUND. CONSTANTINOPLE April 3. . Tile body of AI i Shukii Bey was found near the House of Topa! occupied liv Osman Ada. a former leader of Irregular hands, whom Kemal Pasha rewarded with a Colonelcy. Ali was apparently strangled and the body partially buried. .A strong force of gendarmerie surrounded On? house where Topal and his hand were taking refuge and a sharp engagement followed in which ten of Tepal's followers wore killed which he himself succumbed to wounds. The Premier informed the National Assembly that the murder of Afi was the result of a personal quarrel.

CAREER OF CRIME ENDS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 4. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Constantinople correspondent says Osman Afa, for years organised massacres of Christians and robberies of Greek churches, wherefrom lie is reputed to have amassed a fortune, of half a million sterling. IDs body is to he hanged hy the legs from n gibbet in front of Hie National Assembly. So ends a career of crime and violence for the equal of which one must go hack to the dark ages. Osman recently has been increasing his political power and might soon have rivalled Chukri Bey as a critic of the Government. Thus has two awkward men been removed as a result of a purely personal quar-

TURKISH PROHIBITION. (Received this cbty at 9.25 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, April B Prohibition is operating from C>duv. Allied troops will he permitted to buy drinks in specified saloons, but anyone else drinking alcohol will roi.eive thirty strokes of the bastinado. A TURKISH MURDER. [VNITKI) SERVICE TELEGRAMS.] (Received this dav at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, April -1. The “Daily Mail’s” Constantinople correspondent states the story exacted from Osman's confederates, shows Chukri was decoyed to the house and slashed about the head with a dagger, while drinking coffee. He was then strangled with a cord.