TURKEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 272, 10 August 1908, Page 7

TURKEY.

HIGH TURKISH OFFICIALS DISMISSED SMYRNA GAOLS OPENED. MONEY SEIZED. (ay TELEGRAPH—rRESS ASSOCIATION—COrTRIODT.) (Rec. August 9, 4.30 p.m.) ' Constantinople, August 8. Numbers of high Turkish officials, including the Ambassador at Paris (Salih Munir Pasha), have been dismissed. Sums aggregating £400,000 were seized in the houses of arrested personages. Constantinople, August 7. Soldiers at Smyrna, Turkey in Asia, broke open the prisons and liberated all the criminals. They then marched through the town, demonstrating in favour of tho Constitution. MACEDONIA. REFORM PROPOSALS WITHDRAWN. (Rec. August 9, 4.30 p.m.) London, Aucust 8. Tho Anglo-Russian Macedonian reform proposals have been withdrawn. THE NEW AUTONOMY TO HAVE A CHANCE. It was understood at Paris about a week ago these proposals were to be allowed to remain in abeyance in view of the new situation in Turkey created by the Sultan's granting of a constitution. Sir Edward Grey, British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, bad previously stated in a speech that Britain's aims in Macedonia had never been political. In welcoming the Sultan's proclamation of a constitution, lie remarked that if the Turks were going to improve the system of government for Turkey, that would benefit Moslems and Christians alike. The Macedonia question might be dealt with in a better way. than by partial reforms forced upon Turkey by tho Powers. Britain's attitude,has apparently pleased tho Ottoman- populace, and lias placed British prestige much higher in Constantinople than it has been for some years.