EASTERN AFFAIRS.
CABLE NEWS.
FURTHER MASSACRES.
VILLAGES DESTEOYED.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
Press Association—By Telcjrraph—Copyright. Cojjstantejoplk, November 22. Twenty villages north-west of Aleppo have been burned and the inhabitants massacred.
The Kurds are massing on the borders of the Euphrates.
November 28.
The Porte denies the truth of the statement that the Arabs in the Yemen district of Arabia defeated the Turks.
Russia and France have refused the request by Austria that the various Embassies should act in case of emergency or in the event of extensive naval demonstrations, as they did not desire to delegate their control. They added that the Powers continued in perfect accord with regard to the Armenian difficulty. The Sebasfcopol fleet has been recommissioned, and the troops at Odessa have been ordered to be ready for service. There are forty European warships in the Levant. Anarchy prevails at Albania. The Redifs of Angora refuse to join their colours. A fresh massacre is reported from the Marash district, and 200 Armenians have been killed at Aintab. The Kurds destroyed five villages in the Van district, and 10,000 people are missing.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9272, 25 November 1895, Page 5
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