Turkey.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 314, 14 June 1915, Page 5

Turkey.

SCHEME TO BLOCK CANAL TURKISH TREAOHERy AT WORK. . Received June 13, 4 p.m. t . Melbourne. June 13 - In connection with the cablegram to- ' TtZ 6d that the*Mt£k sunk the Italian steamer • the naddle of the Suez Canal" \&fi£ cance is added to the incident by »g£ mary published by ministerial authoX / of correspondence leading to the rupttoe of relations with Turkey. The Sspondence disclosed a plot to 'block tba wa-tenvay The plot was diaJStfjJ Lieutenant Morse in the employ of tt* Alexandria City Police. in?," 'r? r f t '-™ from Constantinople M 1014, Lieutenant Morse informed the Egyptian Ministry that Owar Fauzi Bey, a Turkish staff officer, diacuarcd witt liim plans for blocking the canal. Fauri . said a wealthy Turk had presented the ' Government with a steamer carrying the Italian flag, and commanded by an ex-officer of the Turkish Xavy. Ska wis to take a cargo of cement to an • Jtalian port, and the manifesto was to be made out for. MassoweTi. The captain was to submit to search by a British warship without demur, and on reaching the canal he was to sink her either by colliding with a British shm, provoking a (British warship to sink nor, or to sink her himself. Fauzi stated that a truthworthy Egyptian officer was leaving for Egypt to participate and instruct the agents. Lieutenant Morse nfterwards spoke to-Dr. Ttucfer' about the scheme, and the latter did not seem to approve, but would give him plana of the canal. Lieutenant Morse met Fattti as the latter was about to boajd the steamer, but only greeted him, and laid he hoped aoon to return.