TURKO-ITALIAN WAR.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13523, 3 November 1911, Page 5

TURKO-ITALIAN WAR.

BOMBS FROM THE AIR. TURKS PANIC-STRICKEN. FIGHTING AT TRIPOLI. Press Association.—Telegraph.—Copyright. TRIPOLI, November 2. The Turks are maintaining a desultory cannonade at the town. A shell exploded in a trencji, wounding several Italians. The cruiser Carlo Alberto’s guns scattered the enemy, putting a portion of a battery out of action. The four remaining guns we,re captured. An airman dropped four bombs into the enemy’s camp at Ainzara, causing a stampede of horses and soldiers. TURKEY AND THE POWERS. A Peculiar Suggestion, CONSTANTINOPLE, November 2. The Turkish newspapers,- inspired by rumours of victories, suggest that the Powers which failed to take steps to prevent the Italian aggression must be requested to renounce their capitulatory rights. It is added that Austria, Hungarj r , and Germany have given promises to that effect. GERMAN SYMPATHY WITH TURKS. BERLIN, November. 2. German sympathies arc wholly on the side of the Turks, whose version of the fighting is generally accepted by the press. This attitude is attributed to the belief that Germany’s position will become easier if her ally suffers adversity. TURKISH OFFICERS FOR THE FRONT. ATHENS, November 2. A hundred Turkish officers have left Constantinople in disguise for Tripoli and Cyrenaica, via Egypt and Tunis. A MAHOMMEDAN APPEAL, Received November 3, 9.10 a.m. CALCUTTA, November 2. TLe Red Crescent Society has telegraphed to the King and Parliament appealing to them to prevent the indiscriminate slaughter in Tripoli. The Society is receiving numerous Mahommedan applications for service in Tripoli. INEFFECTUAL SHELLING BY TURKS. TRIPOLI, November 2. ■ From a recaptured fort the Turks on Tuesday ineffectually shelled the Italian cruisers. The latter demolished the fort. BRITAIN’S POLICY. Received November 3,- 11.5 a.m. LONDON, November 2. . The Premier refused to receive a deputation respecting events in Tripoli, and strongly condemned the questions in the House of Commons censuring either side. AUSTRALIANS ANXIOUS TO FIGHT. Received November 3, 9.45 a.m. SYDNEY, November 3. Many Australians are anxious to fight in the Turko-Italian war, and have offered their services to the Italian Consul, who is forwarding their offers on to the authorities, but states that it is unlikely they will be accepted.