Italian-Turko War

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 93, 10 October 1911, Page 5

Italian-Turko War

m ITALY AND THE POWERS. MOSLEMS' APPEAL TO BRITAIN. By Gable— Press Association-Copyright. London, October 8. The Sicily correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states that Italy had informed all the European Powers many weeks in advance that she was taking action, but her intentions were kept from the newspapers to avoid an outbreak in the Balkans. Constantinople, October 8. A meeting of Moslems in the Mosque of Sophia addressed a telegram to King George, asking how England, ruling as it doee ninety millions of Mohammedans. Tegarda with complaisance Italy's action. The promoter is- the same man who convened the meeting which appealed to the Kaiser on November 1 in protest against England's action in Persia. Calcutta, October 8. The Council of Moslems of All India lhet at Lucknow and passed resolutions condemning Italy's action and advising the boycotting of Italian goods and appealing for British intervention. London, October 8. TripoKtan refugees in Malta are memorialising Britain to secure them compensation. OPERATIONS IN TRIPOLI. TURKS THREATEN GREECE. Rome, October 8. Some of the Turkish garrison are camped in the forts on the hills five miles from Tripoli. Constantinople, October 8. The Tripolitan authorities report that numerous houses were destroyed and a great number of inhabitants, including several women and children, killed by the bombardment. Semi-official messages from Massowah, on the Red Sea, state that the forts at Hodeidah, and a Turkish gun on a launch, fired several shots at the gunboat Artusa. The latter replied and Rank the launch. ' The leader of the Yemen rebels offers an armistice and will provide lOOjOOO men to aid Turkey in Tripoli. There is increasing military activity in Salonika, where it is rumored Turkey is about to invade Greece.

Athens, October 8. It is senii-officially stated that the Turks have landed five hundred soldiers in violation of the self-government statute of 1832, which is guaranteed by Britain. France and Russia. Paris, October 8. A telegram from Constantinople says that the Turkish Cabinet has decided to expel Italians from Turkey.

Cairo. October 8. Two .small Turkish steamers, unable, to leave Suez, are being dismantled. DETAILS OF THE BOMBARDMENT. TURKS AND ARABS AT VARIANCE. ITALY'S BIC. TASK IX TRIPOLI. Received !). 11 p.m. Malta. October fl. The Italians, after landing, marched through the utterly silent streets to the forts, and blew up the ammunition stores anil powder magazines. Two hundred shells were fired during the bombardment. One fell on the roof of a house and exploded. The collapsing building killed four. A shell exploded beyond the fort radius, killing nine native Jews. Eye-witnesses declare the bombardment was unworthy of the name. The first few shells killed eleven and wounded twenty, and damaged many houses, while the second day's shelling did no damage. The reports that there is serious dissensions among Turks and Arabs is confirmed. It is believed the crew sunk the Derna by opening a valve. Professor Artbautr. an Austrian scientist in Tripoli, declares that if Italy is contented with occupation, her mission is ended. If she sought to subdue the hinterland it would take years to accomplish. ORIENTALS CALLED OX TO BOYCOTT ITALIAN'S. THE TURKS AXD EGYPT. Received fl. 11 p.m. London, October fl. A meeting of Moslems at Westminster. Farrid Bey. leader of the Egyptian Xationalist Party, presiding, called on all Orientals to rigorously boycott Italian goods. The chairman declared that if the Egyptian Government prohibited Turkish troops traversing Egypt it would be a contravention of the treaties. ' ARBITRATIOX INSISTED ON. OR CAUSE OF PEACE THROWN BACK A HUNDRED YEARS. Received !>. 11 p.m. London, October fl. Lord Avcbury, in a letter to the Time, advocates reference of the Tripoli dispute to the Hague Tribunal. Italy's action, he declares, will throw back the cause of peace a hundred years unless neutral States insist on arbitration. NON-COMBATANTS STARVING. AN ITALIAN FEINT. SOME DESULTORY SKIRMISHING. Received 10, 11.45 p.m. Rome. October fl. Groups of Turkish soldiery, as well as Arabs, are returning to Tripoli and surrendering. They state that the twenty thousand inhabitants who fled are staving, and are expected to return to Tripoli. It is now disclosed that Italy's main demomtration at Tripoli was with a

view of deceiving the enemy, while Aubry took possession of Cyrenaica, the richest district of Tripoli. A squadron on Wednesday requested the Tobruk garrison to surrender, but the officer commanding refused. The warship Victor Emmanuel fired, blowing a breach in the fortifications. A landing party overcame the small garrison, making them prisoners. Constantinople. October 9.

Details from Sangiovaiini state that two Italian warships searched the Austrian steamer Esterliazy and a Turkish sailing vessel. Turkish troops fired on and sank an Italian gig containing an officer and five bluejackets, whereupon the Italian warships bombarded Sangiovanni. The Government building was slightly damaged, and one soldier was wounded.

The funnel and mast of an Italian torpedo boat were destroyed by Turkish fire. , GUERILLA WAR PREDICTED. Received 10, 1 a.m. Paris, October 9. Ali Fethi Bey, the Turkish military attache at Paris, is proceeding to Tripoli to command the Turkish forces. He predicts that in a few weeks ten thousand regulars and twenty thousand Arabs will commence to liarrass the Italians, avoiding pitched battles.