ITALY AND TURKEY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10468, 4 November 1911, Page 5

ITALY AND TURKEY

CARNAGE IN THE OASIS

a wild man-hunt.

(Received La«<t Niglrt, 9.5 o aock.)

BERLIN, November 3,

The "Frankfurter Zedtung" hias piiWished a Tripoli message, dated Tuesday, describing the gfliootings- in the oasis.

TDie message declares that the Arabs shot many soldiers, causing a panic among the troops. The officers were helpless, and a wild man-hunt began.

The troops were then ordered to fire o.n the women and cJuiMmn. lUuree thousand natives have thus fax been executed or sWot down. 1

MASSACRE OF ARABS.

BRITAIN" CANNOT INTERFEIRIE.

(Received Last Night, 10.30 o'clock)

LONDON, Novem'ber 3,

Sir Edward Grey, in replying to questions in the iaJouse of Comonione, iu rciferenoo to the alleged! massacre of Ai'abs at Tripoli, said that Britain -oould not interfere with, Italy'® military operations. It would.' be incoivsibicont with their neutrality. Tne allegations had been denied by the lidgliieft authority. Sir Edv a.rd Grey added. that the first intimation the Government reeedvetd from Italy regarding liter intention to. seize Tripoli was the notification on the 30th, September of tine declaration of war.

INDISCRIMINATE SLAUGHTER.

APPEAL TO THE KING

(Received November 3, 9 a .in.)

CALCUTTA, No venibeir 2

The Red Cre&eeait Society has telegraphed to tine King and, Parliament apjptealimg-to them to prevent the indiscriminate siauigjhter -by Italians at Tripoli. ' *

The Soaiety is receiving numerous Mbhiamimedan applications for gwvioe in Tripoli.

AGITATION IN ENGLAND.

(Received November 3, 8.15 a.m.)

"LONDON, November 2

The Prime Minister (Mr Asquith) has refused tp receive a deputation respecting events in Tripoli. He nko .-rtrongly condemned questions being asked by members of the Hbuse of Commons eeji&uring either side.

HOLY WAR PREACHED.

RitOOTMJ IN' AtiEXANDEIA

(Reoed-ved November 3, 5.5 a.m.)

CAIRO, November 2. » Anti-European riots in Alexandria, resulted) in' two hundred! arrests. Many Gbirceitians were wiounded. Four Italians and two natives are reported to lvave been killed. Tlie mosques-in (Jfciiro .were ilhimina.tcdi and a "holy war preached. The I'/oliice cleared the streets. Forty arrests were made in Cairo.

SHELLING ITALIAN CRUISERS.

(Received November ,3, 8.10 a.m.)

TRIPOLI, November 2

From one of the recaptured forte tHuo Turks on Tuesday ineffectually sheJJede the Italian- cruisers. The •latter demioli slued the fort.

CHOLERA IN REFUGEE CAMP.

(Received November 3, 8.15 a.m.)

MALTA, November 2. Two cases; of cholera have been discovered it} a workhouse adjoining the refugee camp, where there wwe previous nunwous fatal suspected eases.

ITALIAN WARSHIPS ON THE MOVE.

(Received November 3, 12.45 p.m. )

MALTA, November 2. It is reported that practically all t'liia. Italian warship's have left Tripoli for- Turkish waters. ROME, November 2.' Admiral Aubrey, Italian Naval Ooxnmander, considers the fleet suffioieivt to occupy several 1 islands in the Archipelago and blockade the Dardanelles. A naval domonisibration will lie mlade at Salonika or Smyrna.

AUSTRALIANS WANT TO FIGHT.

(Received November 3, 10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, Xovemiber 3. Many Australians are anxious to fight in the Turco-Jtalian war, amd have offered -their services to the Ralfiaii Consul, who is forwairdiing the offers- to his Government. He states that it is unlikely that tlx? offers will he accepted.