ITALY AND TURKEY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10477, 14 November 1911, Page 5

ITALY AND TURKEY

PANIC AMONG ISLANDERS

TURKEY WILL EIGHT TO A FINISH. Received This Morning, 12.30 o'clock. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 13. The bulk of the Turkish inhabitants at Mitylene have taken refuge on the mainland, fearing an attack by the Italian fleet, and Greek reprisals. A similar panic exists in other islands in the Archipelago, The sea in the vicinity of Smyrna is sown with submarine mines. The Austrian Ambassador inquired of the Grand Vizier tfto&ther Turkey was inclined to submit to Italy, add-, ing that the latter intended to extend her operations to the Aegean Sea. The Grand Vizier replied that Turkey would fight as long as an Italian soldier remained in Tripoli, and did not fear the action in the Aegean Sea.

HAND-TO-HAND CONFLICT. THE AEABS REPULSED. TRIPOLI DESERTED. (Received Last Night, 11.10 o'clock.) MALTA, November 13. The Arabs on Friday advanced to within a few yards of the Italian entrenchments, i Many hand-to-hand conflicts occured. The Araks were finally repulsed-, with heavy. losses on both sides. Tripoli is practically deserted. Many people axe dying in the streets from Cholera.

TURKISH CONSUL'S REPORT. (Received November 13, 9.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, November 13. The Turkish Consul's official cables state:— "Our troops continue a victorious insistence at Tripoli. The Italian army is surrounded." News of the atrocities by the Italians is confirmed. The Italian Consul's cables to the 10th inst. report that the attack on the left wing was driven back with loss. A naval reconnaissance towards the Coast of Tunis discovered and scattered several caravans escorted by the enemy.

ITALY'S REPRESSIVE MEASURES

(Received November 13, 9.10 a.m.)

ROME, November 12,

The newspaper Giornale d' Italia's Tripoli correspondent states that Major Wilkens, a German military attache, declares that Italy's repressive measures were justified and indispensable, and that Germany took similar action against the Hereroes.