TRIPOLI SLAUGHTER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1282, 10 November 1911, Page 5

TRIPOLI SLAUGHTER.

GENERAL CANEYA'S STORY, ITALIANS OVER-INDULGENT. By Tolccraph—Press Association—Copyricht (Koc. November 10, 0.5 a.m.) Tripoli, November !). Tuesday's lighting was chielly in open country around Llamidioh. Tho Turks lei't sixty killed. General Cnueva, interviewed by tho "Daily Mail" correspondent, declared Hint tho Arabs wore paid for surrendering weapons; when they treacherously attacked troops un October 2.1 it was necessary to shoot everyone persisting in retaining arms. If ho erred it was on the side of over-consideration and over-indulgence. GENERAL FRUGONI. meets wrrn success. Malta, November 8. Directly General l'rugoui, tho new Com-mander-in-Chief in Tripoli, landed on Monday with fifteen* thousand reinforcements, he resolved to mako a sally with a view to regaining tho oasis. The Turks and Arabs wore at tho time attacking tho trenches east of tho town. The schcino was carried out with admirablo rapidity and energy. Tho outpost advanced along tho sea. front in a formation resembling huge pincers thrust into tho oasis. Tho Turks, who were completely surprised, mado a determined resistance for two hours, but were driven into tho interior of the oasis by tho grenadiers, whoso charge was oovcred by a field battery near Hamadick. ■ • ITALIAN REPORTS. CANNON CAPTURED. Tripoli, November 8. It is officially stated that tho Arabs and Turks outsido Benghazi have concentrated at El Ivabra, distant sixty miles. The Italians at Benghazi made a reconnaissance, and seized a large quantity of ammunition and some cannon abandoned by tho Turks. '

FIGHT NEAR A CEMETERY. SURVEYORS ATTACKED. Tripoli, November 8. Tho municipality is fixing tho limits of tho Arab cemetery. While the surveyors were at work thousands of Arabs attacked them. Police and soldiers were at once summoned, Fifteen Arabs and four Italians were killed during tho fighting. ITALIAN ATROCITIES. "THE TIMES" VERSION. London, November 8. Apropos the massacre by the Italians, a correspondent of "The Times," who was lately in Tripoli, says that the Arabs, who wero ensconced in a labyrinth of walled gardens, iig groves, and cactus alleyways, attacked the Bersaglieri (sharpshooters) in the rear, exterminating two companies manning the trenchcs in front and rear. A frightful moment ensued when tho Italians realised the possibility of ten thousand rifles rising in fanatical rage upon their rear. This explains the Italian blood-lust and miserable stampede. The Arabs, adds the correspondent, had a lesson of revolting, indiscriminate severity, but tho retribution cxactcd by the Italians should have been less like an orgy of slaughter. OFFICIAL TELEGRAMS, RECEIVED BY ITALIAN CONSUL. Sydney, November 9. Official telegrams received by the Italian Consul, and covering the fighting nt Tripoli up to tho 6th instant, stato that in tho advanco on tho western oasis the Turks wero everywhere driven back in groat disorder. The Italian troops are in very high spirits. Tho Turks retired on the hills at Derna. The town of Tripoli has resumed its normal aspect, and business is proceeding as usual. Tho Courts havo been re-established. Captives report a rebellion amongst the Turks and Arabs. i AUSTRALIAN DEBATE. A LABOUR MEMBER'S TAUNT. (Rec. November 10, 1.5 a.m.) Melbourne, November 9. In tho Federal House to-day Mr. Salmon referred to tho reported atrocities in tho Turco-Italian war, and suggested that tho Imperial Government bo asked to havo representations inado to tho two Powers conccrncd, and, failing a satisfactory rctily, to ir,ake representations to tho European nations, in order that international pressure might bo used to stop the disgrace to civilisation. Mr. Hi ggs, Labour momber for Capricornia: "You might rako up the records of South Africa.'" Mr. Doakin, indignantly: "If you do, we have nothing to fear." Tho Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) thought it best to preservo tho dignity of Australia by following tho course laid down by the British Prime Minister, which was that at prosent a discussion on unofficial reports was inadvisable, and not in our own interests.