ITALY AND TURKEY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10450, 16 October 1911, Page 5

ITALY AND TURKEY

THE PORTE'S NOTE

MEDIATION IMPOSSIBLE. (Received La,sc. Xig3rt, 5.5 o'clock.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 14. The replies cf the Pbwers to the Forte's. hvtc'St Note state generally that, in view of Turkey's insistence upon retaining. the sovereignty over Tripoli, and Italy's determination to annex that territory, it is impossible te suggest a basis of mediation.

INFLAMMATORY PLACARD

A CALL TO ARMS. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) CONSTAN'I"n\OPLE, Oct. 14. Tihe Committee of Union and Progress has posited inflammatory placards in Staanboul, calling the people tr, airms. T(he placard ends with the *ft>hrea<t: ''Left us bring Europe to ruin, rather fchnn lose an inoli of territory!"

REPORTED CAPTURE.

, OF A TURKISH TRANSPORT. '(Received ■ LastROME, October 14, Admiral Aubrey's squadron is reported to have captured a Turkish -transport, wiuli 16(X) soldiers aboard.

RETIREMENT OF TURKS.

Last ISigli.t, 5.5 o'clock.) ROME, October 14. It is officially reported from TriJ>ol. that the Turks have retired 60 4nile>B from the. coast. -

AN ITALIAN PROCLAMATION.

'(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) ROME, October 14. A proclamation hso been issued, conferring on the population of Tripoli freedom and protection of all civil and religious rights, and permitting the people to be governed, by chiefs under King Victor Emmanuel's patronage. . The population will not be subject to military service against their will Twenty -tthree thousand Italian •troops have already been landed at Tripoli.

KUSSIAN NOTE TO THE POHIt

(Received October 14, 9.15 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Oot. 13. ; Oa'ttle, preserved meats, and bul? lien have been declared contraband •o- wax.• " ST; PETERSBURG, Oct. ltf.' A Russian Note to the. Porte insistii that Russian corn addressed i'or Italian ports shall not be liable to detention-or oonfisoaitiou unless -ili is destined for the field force or tor official use. Italian consignees - will hold the Jforto responsible for ainy,' violations *of Russian rights in the matter.

AEROrLA'NES BE USED.

. • (Received October IX, 9.7 a.m.) ROME, October 13. Four aeroplanes, with Italian ofliHiers asi pilots, liave been sent to Tri..poli. It is intended-to "drop bombs into "tbr enemy's encampments at; Triypoh. During the bombardment., of the ♦town of TVipbli, 3TO'ooim6ts K inchi"ding 50 desperfadbesy escaped. Members of the Committee- of Ujk *ior and Progress have been expelled •from Trip&li.

(OTTOMAN PUBLIC DEBT.

(Reoeived October 14, 8.10 a.m.) ROME, October 13. Replying to Turkish, protests -"against the, expulsion from Tripoli of officials wihjo were responsible for the collection of taxes that were ap4>fied to the repayment of t(he Ottoairan public debt r the Giolitti ;Gov--ernment is determined that foreign 'creditors shall remain unprejudiced -tiy Italy's action.

EXPELLED.

Ootober 14, 9.10 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Oot. 13. Italian journalists have been expelled from this city.