Against the Turks

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 166, 19 December 1914, Page 5

Against the Turks

j lUTE OF TIIK DERINTIC. Petrograd, December 17. Ofiicial: The Russian warship ordered the crew to leave the Cennan steamer Derintie, ileal- Kerason, but only two Turkish oflicers and twelve soldiers _ obeyed. They were picked up when the Derintie was bombarded and blown up. Ii r UNION JACK OVER K(iYI?T. 1 London, December 17. 5 Oiiicial.—Owing to the war with Turkey; Egypt has been declared a British protectorate, with Sir Arthur McMahon as High Commissioner. In order to gain Mussulman favour the Germans in Turkey pretend to have embraced Islam. Tliey play in mosques with sentinels posted outside. Some wear armlets bearing in Turkish, "There is but one (!od, and Mahomet is his prophet." Amsterdam, December 17. A dispatch from Constantinople says that the Sultan has declared that the actions of the Allies compelled him to proclaim a holy war against the Christian world in defence of the concerted policy which threatened the destruction of Mohammedanism. Washington, December 17. The oflieial report to the American

<!o\ernnicnt relates that after the Bri- , iisli iiud French consuls had taken refuge in tile Italian consulate at llodeida, ill .Arabia, Hie Ottoman militd, y surroundI'd the consulate and firing began, in i which the Italian attache was wounded. The British consul then surrendered. The Turkish (Governor accused the Italian consul of firing 011 the Turkish troops. Italian warships arrived opportunely and look the Italian consul j on board and remained oll'shore until Italy presented her demands for the release of other consuls, which was later efi'ectcd. TURKISH SUZERAINTY CEASES. Received 18, 8.45 p.m. London, December 18. 1 Sir Edward firey's notice, announcing 1 the protectorate, states that in view of f j the state of war arising out of Turkey's - action, Turkey's suzerainty in Egypt has been terminated, and Great Britain will adopt all measures for the defence of Egypt and protection of its inhabitants and interests.