AN ULTIMATUM.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 235, 5 October 1927, Page 7

AN ULTIMATUM.

TURKEY TO PERSIA ACUTE TENSION. Return Of Captured Turks Demanded. REFUSAL A CASUS BELLI. (B.v Cable.— rress Association.—Copyright.) (Received 1.30 p.m.), CONSTANTINOPLE, October 4. The tension between Turkey and Persia as a result of the recent frontier incidents is very acute. Turkey has demanded the immediate liberation of the Turkish officers captured by Persian bandits. "Otherwise the incident will be considered a casus belli."

FRONTIER FIGHTS.

Several Engagements On The Borders. "INTOLERABLE SITUATION." LONDON, October 4. The Constantinople correspondent of the "Times" says incidents on the frontier of Persia and Turkey are assuming serious proportions. It is officially reported that Persian hands advanced into Turkish territory. They were met by Turkish troops and fighting occurred which resulted in both eiideS sustaining casualties. on the edge of the viaduct. The Persians captured the Turkish advance guard, which included several officers. Another fight occurred in Turkish territory, in the course of which the Turks inflicted severe losses on the Persians. The official Turkish organ, "Hakimiet," urges the Government to act firmly and end the intolerable situation. It. asserts that the frontier bands are protected by local Persian authorities, and accuses the Teheran Government of not fulfilling its treaty engagements. Persian bands are also reported to have penetrated into Bussian -territory and to have pillaged several villages.