THE SINAI PENINSULA.
CLAIMS BY TURKEY. LONDON. Maroh 23. It is reported from Constantinople that Turkey refuses to withdraw from Tabah, in the Sinai Peninsula, affirming that the territory is Turkish. Sir Edward Grey, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons that he believed there were three Turkish battalions at Akabah, in the same district. A NAVAL DEMONSTRATION PROBABLE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Maroh 23. The Porte bases its claim to Tabah on the ooatents of the Grand Vizier's telegram on the occasion of the Khedive's aocession. Diplomatists expect that the British will make a naval demonstration, probably at Smyrna. THE PORTE'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION NOT ACCEPTED. THE TURKS RECEIVE REINFORCEMENTS. Received Maroh 25, 4.45 p.m. LONDON, March 24. The British Government has again refused to accept the Porte's view of the situation at Tabah. The Turks have reoeived reinforcements, and now have 4,500 troops and eight guns at Akabah. German engineers are plann -: ng the laying down of a railway in the viointy of Akabah.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8104, 26 March 1906, Page 5
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167THE SINAI PENINSULA. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8104, 26 March 1906, Page 5
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