A COSTLY WAR.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14290, 28 February 1912, Page 10

A COSTLY WAR.

United Press Association—By El«ctrie Telegraph—Copyright, ROME, February 26. The Chamber, of Deputies is considering extraordinary credits for 205,000,000 lire, covering the war to tho end of February. ATROCITIES~~ON ITALIANS. LONDON, February 26. The London newspapers have received a memorandum from the Italian Government detailing ( ghastly atrocities upon the Italian soldiery in October last by the use of dum-dum or expanding bullets. A PROTEST TO THE POWERS,, (Received February 27th, 10.15 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, February 27. Turkey has protested to tho Powers about tho Italians firing upon Beirut twenty minutes after the first notice, and claims a violation of Articles 1, 2, and 9 of the Hague Convention. MISCELLANEOUS CABLES t United Piesa Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Wilding scratched in the Mentone tournament, owing to inflamed hands, the result of playing Decugis at Monto Carlo. Advices from Troitzkosavsk state that, at a conference between the Kbutukhta and tho Mongolian princes, it was resolved that Mongolia must be independent, under Russia's and China's equal protection. Three Mussulmans were assassinated at Kirfomados, near Canea, in Crete. A riot ensued between the gendarmerie and the Mussulmans on the latter attempting to take tho -bodies to the Consulate. The Kaiser has expressed his gratification and admiration for Lord Haldane's book on "Universities and National Life." ' Ho has presented 5000 copies to the libraries of the gymnasia of Germany. Tho London newspapers revive the statement that in view*of the opening of tho Panama Canal, Britain is fortifying Fanning Islana, considering the establishment of a naval base at Washington Island, and also enquiring with regard to dock construction at Jamaica