Italian-Turko War

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 104, 23 October 1911, Page 5

Italian-Turko War

STOPPING THE SLAVE TRADE. NATIVES PROTEST. A PRIEST'S STATEMENT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Rome., October 2t). Italians bombarded Horns, on the Tripoli coast, destroying the barracks before the Turks raised the white flajg. The Italians landed at Benghazi, and although meeting with strenuous op j position, captured the barracks Iby assault after the fleet had twioe bom-' barded the town. j The opposition was due to the natives resenting the Italian occupation -stop-1 ping the slave traffic, which wan Jajgely centred in Benghazi. Father Appolino, head of the IBeng-. hazi mission, states that young negroes were forced into slavery. The Arabs. conducted the trade from Wailai, in the \ Soudan, with the connivance of the authorities. He further states that the Sultan of Wadai was the greatest dealer, and made armed expeditions. Children ; in the slave caravans were packed in twios and threes in bags, while adults were chained together. Shocking cruelties tire alleged.

MIXES LAID. Constantinople, October 20. The Porte has officially notified the Powers that contact mines are set at Salonika and Smyrna. THE EGYPTIAN SEABOARD. Sydney, October 21. The Daily Graphic states that Sir Edward Grey, British Colonial Secretary, protested against Italy's proposal to blockade two hundred miles of the Egyptian seaboard, and an ancient controversy as to Egypt's sea boundary has been revived.

THE GULF OF SOLUM. Received 22, 5.5 p.m. Rome, October 21. Italy is rectifying the fixed eastern limit to blockade the Gulf of Solum.