TURKEY SURRENDERS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1898, 2 November 1918, Page 3

TURKEY SURRENDERS.

ARMISTICE IN OPERATION. ALLIED FLEET THROUGH THE DARDANELLES. New York, Oct. 31. The armistice to Turkey will be made effective immediately. London, Oct. 31. Britain has officially received Turkey’s proposals, ivliieh are tantamount to an unconditional surrender’. The armistice with Turkey operated from noon to-day. An Allied Meet passed through the Dardanelles at six o’clock this morning. The Turkish armies on the Tigris front have surrendered. The folloAving is a copy of a telegram, dated 31s( October, received yesterday morning by His Excellency the Governor-General, the Earl of Liverpool, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies: — “Some days ago General Townshend Avas liberated in order to inform the British Admiral in command in the Aegean that the Goa'ernment of Turkey had asked that, negotiations should be opened immediately for an armistice. “A reply was sent that if (lie Government of Turkey sent: fully-ae-emlitcd plenipotentiaries, Vice-Ad-miral Balthorpc was empoAvcred to inform them of the conditions on which the Allies Avould agree to a cessation of hostilities and sign an armistice on those conditions on behalf of the Allies. “The Turkish plenipotentiaries arrived at Mudros early this Aveek, and an armistice avms signed by Vice-Admiral Calthorpe on behalf of the Allied Governments on the night of 30th October. This armistice came into operation at noon cn 3,lst October. “It is not possible as yet to publish the full terms of the. armistice, which include—- “ The free passage for the Allied fleet through the Bosphorus into (he Black Sea. “The occupation of the fort-- of the Dardanelles and (lie Bosphorus to secure (he passage of the fleet, and — “The immediate repatriation of Allied prisoners of war. “The announcement of the terms Avill ho made to both Houses of Parliament this afternoon. (“Signed) LONG.” There was general local rejoicing when the above news avus received yesterday, although there was no public demonstration. The school children were assembled in (he Town Hall, and aflcr a brief explanatory address by the head teacher, Avere given a holiday, in the evening the Borough Band played a number of patriotic selections in Main Street. Tremendous excitement avus aroused in Palmerston N. At 12 o’clock the air aauis rent Avith the noises of Avhistles and syrens, and the ringing of bolls. At 2 o’clock there was a procession headed by the Mayor. About three thousand people assembled in front of the Kosy Theatre, and Avere addressed by I lie Mayor and Messrs Longhnan, H. Cooper, Cohen, and D. McLaren. The hymn, “O God Our Help in Ages Past." Avas heartily sung, folloAvcd by “Rule Britannia." Flags Avere Avaved and cheer upon cheer given for soldiers, sailors, Britain, and her Allies. The shops observed a half-holiday, and business avus at a standstill for the rest of the day. At Wellington similar rejoicings took place. The Premier, Sir Joseph Ward, and Sir James Allen delivered addresses to vast eroAvd in front of (he Toavh Hall. The Prime (Minister, in the course of his speech, said he had fonvarded the following telegram to the Gover-nor-General : “The Prime Minister presents his compliments, and desires, in connection with (he armistice which has been signed between I be Allied Governments and Turkey, to request His Excellency to be so good as to send an urgent telegram to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, informing His Mayesty’s Government that, if it is found possible, it Avould give great satisfaction to the Government of New Zealand, and. the Prime Minister believes, to the Government of Australia, if Auzacs Avere sent to garrison the Dardanelles.” — (Cheers). “It is an honour that is due to (he Auzacs,” continued the Prime Minister, “to the hoys brought up under the Southern Cross, the hoys from Australia, Ncav Zealand, and the islands of Hie Pacific, and I hope that the authorities Avill see their Avay to grant AA T hat I think is a reasonable request of the Government of New Zealand. Our boys on Glallipoli bore the heat and burden of the day, and the remains of many of them Avill lie on those bleak hills until the last trumpet sounds, but they Avill never be forgotten.” THE GRAVES ON GALLIPOLI. When the Finance .Minister and he Avere in England, Mr Massey continued, they reminded the British authorities of the great part played in the Gallipoli campaign by the Dominions, and the number avlio Avere buried there, and they asked that AA-hen terms of peace came to be arranged, as they Avere probably being arranged hoav by the Allies, that an earnest emienA-our should he made to have the Peninsula placed under British control. .“1 cannot say whether it Avill he possible to arrange it, but I hope that it will,” Sir Joseph Ward said the most significant item in the terms of the armistice avus the opening of the Dardanelles to the “grand old Brit-

isli Fleet/’ and the ships of the Allies. But the whole nows was momentous. It means the freeing; of Palestine from the wars whieh have taken plaee there; it means the freeing of Mesopotamia from war; it means the freeing of the Black Sea. More than that. It means the release of at least one and a-quar-ter million British troops who arc available, if their services are required, to go and he ready to'march with other British troops into Berlin. The capitulation of Turkey was a message to the Kaiser and his associates that they would have to capitulate and allow the troops of Britain and her Allies to march to Berlin. “Let us,” he continued, “picture the scene at Madras during tiie last few days with the British fleet assembling, waiting for the psychological moment when it could pass through the Dardanelles, making it an open, international high-way for the years to come. Let us stop and pay tribute to the grand old British fleet, without whose aid we would not bo celebrating this great and glorious victoiw.” But the good news would make many people realise the personal sacrifices which they had made; and which their sons had made, on the shores of Gallipoli. It would recall to them minds the dark days on the Peninsular, but they would be gratified to know that the fruits of those sacrifices had now ripened. He only hoped that Gallipoli would ho obtained, and retained, by the Britisli Empire for all time, so that the parents of Iho hoys who had given up (heir lives might visit the graves;, and that Ihe graves might be properly attended (o. Sir Joseph detailed the good news from Austria, and his remarks in ibis connection were loudly cheered. He believed that in a few days they would hear if (he abdication of “that monster, «he Kaiser.” (Cheers.) “If he .iocs not abdicate,” he said, “it will not lie inhuman or un-Christian to hope that he will lie removed in some other way (Cheers.) We must have retribution. (Cheers.) ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ ” The Mayor was out of town when (he message of Turkey’s surrender arrived, otherwise a public demonstration would have been hold locally. The Prime Minister's telegram to the Mayor did not arrive till about 3 o'clock, practically too late to carry out (he suggestions contained therein. The following notice was affixed to (he window of a local tobacconist’s shop yesterday, shortly after (he receipt of the nows of die Turkish surrender: — Holiday! Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray! ! No work for your friend “Sam” today! If anv aeeonnts you wish to pity. Leave them for next shaving day. British freedom shall proudly overflow, By Turkey aroused with (he tempest of Right; And SAveep from their ramparts the lords of our foe, Who scheme like (lends in die hell of (heir “Might.” British love of Tenth and Godly justice Inspire ns with hope in our Liberty prayer, To strike (he foul throats of the foe into, nothing, And pity (hem, too, in their dire despair, “God Save the King, and “IT” for (lie Kaiser. J.G., Fox I on, 1/11/1018.