ITALY AND TURKEY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10443, 7 October 1911, Page 5

ITALY AND TURKEY

CABLE NEWS

< United, Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

DESERTED FORTS TURKS FLEE TO THE HILLS. (ißeceived Last Night, 10.5 o'clock.) ROME, October 6. It is semi-officially announced that when the Suitanieh and Hamidieh forts ceased firing, two Italian officers landed and found the forts deserted. The Turks had removed the breechlocks from the guns. ! Three dead Turks were discovered there. . The Italian flag was hoisted at Sultanieh at noon on Thursday. Other Tripo... telegrams state that apparently a ihajority of the Turks fled to the hills at the end of the first day's bombardment. The remainder did not interfere with the landing parties, numbering five. When the lighthouse collapsed Vice Admiral Faravelli realised that a mistake had been made, and ordered a reconnaissance party of fifty ashore. They erected a wooden structure.

Turkish destroyers are nightly attempting to approach the fleet, but the Italian torpedoers and destroyers always detect. and chase them, so far fruitlessly.

POPU-AR ENTHUSIASM.

PSEU'DO-BUMAMTAfiIANISM. MOVEMENTS OF FLEET. (Received Last Night, 11.25 o'clock)

ROME, October 6. The popular enthusiasm is increasing daily, and is expected to reach its apex when JKing Victor Emmanuel farewells the troops at Naples. The long preliminary bombardment of Tripoli was* due to a desire to save lives and property as far as possible. Many criticise this method of warfare, on. the ground that pseudohumanitarianism may eventually cause greater losses than immediate: action. The authorities have. decided that, when a' safe landing is assured,, the squadron shall send two thousand men ashore with light artillery, under the protection of the long range guns of the battleships. It is impossible to land more, as there .must be sufficient aboard to repel an attack at sea, and in order to prevent an attempt, at attack. Admiral Au'by, with four battleships of the Vittoriolma Neule class, and the cruiser San Miarco, are searching for the Turkish fleet, which the Admiral supposes is concealed in the Aegean Sea. The Duke of Abruzzi continues to police the Adriatic and lonian waters. 'Eight monoplanes and two biplanes have been despatched to Tripoli under Captain Pragza, tKe winner oif the Bologne to Venice, race. (Nine officers and pilots are accompanying theni. '

THE "ENGLISH" FORT. RESISTS THi" LONGEST. (Received Last Night, 11.25 o'clock) ROME, Ocstober 6. The so-called "English" fort, to <!.•? left of the harbour at Tripoli, resisted the bombardment the longest, being provided Avitfa longer range guns. The ramiparts being strengthened with sandbags, the Italian shell had little effect. The largest Italian guns were required to silence the fort.

A TURKISH REPORT. ATTITUDE OF. BRITAIN. Received TJiis Morning, 12.5 o'clock. BEfRON, October 6. Constantinople correspondents, on the authority of a prominent Turkish statesman, say that \vhile Germany recommends Turkey to take the ultimatum basis of peace, Britain proposes that Tripoli shall become a, privileged vilayet under Turco-Italian suzerainty. It is alleged that British, diplomacy is; &ufo rosa, urging Turkey to a vigorous resistaiioe. If Italy refuses, Britain will intervene shariply. • t

ITALIAN TRANSPORTS. TO BE SEJN'x TO TRIPOLI. ((Received October 6, 11.40 a.m.) MILAN, October 5. Sixty transports are ready ; to depart. with four army corps. The authorities intend to subdue Tripoli rapidly, with an overwhelming force. TURKISH TRANSPORT IN SUEZ CANAL. (Received. October 6, 9 ; a.m.) •V . CAlßlO,.October.s. Italy has? protested to the Governor of the Suez Qan al against the continued presence at Port Said of the

Turkish transport, Kaiser, as a breach of the neutrality of the canal. TURKISH FLEET. ARRIVAL IN THE BOSPHORUS. (Bteceived October 6, 9.5 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct, 5. The Turkish Fleet has arrived in tho Bosphorus. ' ; * ANCLOPHOBE PRESS. , (Received October 6, 11.20 a.m.) BERLIN, October. 5. The Anglophobe newspapers accept th<> Graphic's statement that Britain is at the bottom of the Tripoli trouble. The Berlin Post declaresi that England and France consented to Italian occupation of Tripoli in order to embarrass Germany with Italy and Turkey.

BOMBARDMENT OF BENGCHAZI. A. YALIANT ItESISTANCE. / " FIRING HEARD NEAR DARDAJSrReceived This Morning, 12.5 o'clock. OONSTAkTINIOPLE, Oct. 6 : . The bombardment of Benghazi and Derna has begun The Turks are making a valiant resistance. iFiring has been heard in the Gulf o;f Saros, north of the Dardanelles. An Italian searchlight lias been seen at Mityleni, an island below the Dardanelles.

CREEK RESERVES CALLED OUT. THE PRRVEZA ULTIMATUM .WITHDRAWN. Received This Morning, 12.5 o'clock ATHENS, October 6. iEleven classes of reserves have ibeen called out for duty on the Turkish frontier, owing. to further Turkish concentration. A Corfu telegram states that the Italian ultimatum in regard to Preve7.ii lias been withdrawn.