THE TURKS

Southland Times, Issue 18855, 22 June 1920, Page 5

THE TURKS

HOSTILITIES AT ISM D NATIONALIST DEMCNSTRATION (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (L T nited Serviced LONDON, June 19. Mr Percival Phillips telegraphs from Con■tantinople that the Turkish attack at Ismid was merely a Nationalist demonstration intended to influence European opinion. It is not likely to become a general offensive. The Turkish forces on the whole front from the Black Sea to opposite Gallipoli are calculated at 17,500 regulars and 19,500 irregulars. Our forces in the vicinity of Constantinople total 20,000, mainly Indians, but there are six white battalions. EVACUATION OF FOREIGNERS. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) CONSTANTINOPLE, June 20. Several encounters have occurred between the Turkish Nationalists and British troops in the district of Ismid. Foreigners are being evacuated. TURKISH COLUMN SHELLED. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 20. (Received June 21, 9.5 p.m.i A British warship in the Gulf of Ismid, using fifteen-inch guns, dispersed a Turkish solurnn on the march. THE TURKISH TREATY. EXTENSION OF TIME REQUESTED. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) LONDON, June 20. The Grand Vizier has -requested the Peace Conference further to extend the period granted for Turkish observations on the draft treaty. BRITISH EVACUATING BATOUM. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 20. (Received June 21, 9.5 p.m.) The British are evacuating Batoum. THE SPA CONFERENCE. A FURTHER POSTPONEMENT. THE BOULOGNE MEETING. (Reuter’s Telegrams.) LONDON, June 19. The Echo de Paris states that owing to difficulties in the formation of the German Cabinet the Spa Conference has been further postponed till July 10. Besides the German indemnity the Boulogne Conference will discuss the disarmament of Germany. A meeting of the British Empire delegation to the Spa Conference was held in the House of Commons, and was attended by members of the Cabinet and representatives of Canada and New Zealand. REPARATIONS. INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEED BONDS. PARIS, June 20. The Reparations Comittec is preparing an Issue of international bonds guaranteed by Germany’s natural resources, the proceeds to he devoted partly to the reconstruction of German industry and partly to the restoration of France’s devastated regions. After the issue is completed Germany will be expect d to make annua] payments to ihe nations entitled to indemnities. THE ALBANIAN REVOLT. MASSACRE OF ITALIAN PRISONERS. REPRISAL FOR ESSAD’S DEATH. ROME, June 20. A Turin message states that' the rebels in Tirana, on hearing of the assassination of Essad Pasha, killed 330 Italian prisoners. GERMAN CRISIS ENDED. A COALITION. BERLIN, June 20. It is reported that Fchrenbach has completed the formation of a Cabinet based on the coalition of Democrats and the People’s Party. As the leaders of the People’s Ptirty. Centre F arty and Democrats consented to join a Government under Fehrenbach the crisis bas ended. BOYCOTT OF HUNGARY. PROTEST AGAINST TERRORISM. VIENNA, June 20. Workers in the post, telegraphs, railways, and navigation in Austria, C’zccho Slovakia, Poland, and Italy have joined in the boycott isolating Hungary. Ihe boycott of Hungary has completely auspended communications. The Hungarians *re making reprisals and have stopped the transit to Austria of large quantities of food and other supplies from Jugo-blaviu. Bulgaria, and Roumanta. THE SHANTUNG QUESTION CHINA AND JAPAN. STATEMENT BY PEKIN FOREIGN OFFICE. TOKIO, June 20. (Received June 21, 7,45 p.m.i The Foreign Office has issued a statement EBgarding the China-Japanese negotiations On the Shantung question us follows; is a source of the deepest regret that at a time when all the nations of the world are making efforts towards the establishment of enduring peace, a question of that importance to China and Japan should remain unsettled. Japan stands unchanged in its •incere desire to promote a fair and just ■olution of the (shantung question with the least possible delay, and will pursue a fixed policy towards China.”