Talk of War.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 82, 27 September 1911, Page 5

Talk of War.

BETWEEN ITALY AND TURKEY. THE TRIPOIITAN QUESTION. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. Paris, September 25. According to the Matin, Turkey, after refusing to lease : .Tripoli, announced that df Italian warships were sent there she would expel 50,000 Italians who reside in the Turkish Empire, and boycott Italian trade. In'that event Italy would declare war. Rome, September 25. The reservists born in 1889 number 90,000. Italy seeks to lease Tripoli, and offers to maintain Turkish suzerainty. In the event of a refusal of this proposal or a menace to Italian safety she will send <IO,OOO troops. The Turkish garrison in Tripoli is estimated at 30,000 men. HESULT OF THE AGADffi INCIDENT. London, September 25. The Morning Post's Berlin correspondent states that the Tureo-Italian quarrel is the result of the Agadir incident, and is calculated to neutralise the advantages Germany expected from the careful nursing of a Young Turkey; also the reconciliation of the Turks with Austria-Hungary; and the encouragement of Turkish and Austrian naval ambitions. HeuteT's Malta correspondent states that the cruiser Medea has been ordered eastward under sealed orders. SEIZURE OF ITALIAN LINER. Cairo, September 25. A correction is needed of yesterday's cable regarding the reported seizure of the liner Reina Margherita by the Turks. The scene of the reported capture was Mersina, which is in Asia Minor, not Messina (Sicily). A STRICT CENSORSHIP. ITALIAN WARSHIPS* AT ALEX- ' ANDRIA. Received 27, 1 a.m. Rome, September 26. There is a strict censorship on military news. It transpires that the battleships Regina and Marhereita left Latakia on Sunday for Alexandria, where they are now safe. ITALY PARTICULARLY ANNOYED.

Received 27, 1 a.m. Berlin, September 26. Italy is particularly annoyed at the, despatch of war material to Tripoli. TURKEY APPEALS TO THE POWERS. 1 Received 27, 1 a.m. Constantinople, September 26. The Porte has appealed to the good offices of the Powers to restrain Italy 1 from hostilities. MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. EXODUS FROM TRIPOLI. Received 27, 1 a.m. London, September 26. • Reuter's Malta correspondent reports that an Italian battleship and two cruisers passed in the direction of Tripoli. Also that eighty-seven Italians and Europeans have arrived from Tripoli. The exodus, especially of wealthier families, continues.