ITALIAN LOSSES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1320, 26 December 1911, Page 5

ITALIAN LOSSES.

REPORTED REPULSE BY TURKS. j FIVE HUNDRED MEN LOST. Bj a'clOEraph-rrcsa Assoetilion-GopxrighJ Paris, December 21. Advices from Azizia stato that the Italians liiivo been repulsed with a loss of two hundred. Tho Turks had twelve lulled and thirty wounded. The Turkish version of tho engagement near Ainwirn. .states thai the. Italians lost, tlioir way and a detachment was cut , off and pursued to.\inznra. Tho Italians loht fivo hundred men and (ho Turks twenty. TURKISH STEAMER CAPTURED. (Rcc. December 25, fi.s p.m.) Rome, December 24. The Italiajis have captured the Turkish hospho] ship Kaiserich. They allege that there were no beds, surgical appliances, or medical stores on board. The Kai&erieh was seized on suspicion of being a Turkish transport for Arabia. SEIZURE OP A BRITISH VESSEL. London, December 23. The underwriters regard tho soiznro of 'ho British stoamer Mcnzaleh as a <rare insuit to tho flag. The bullion on board from Alexandria wus' insured in Paris and has been largely reinsured in London. (R*c. December 26, 1.5 a.m.) Alexandria, December 25. After Hie confiscation of her gbld Menzaleh was released. ' ITALIAN SIDE OP THE STORY. (Rec. December 26, 0.20 a.m.) Rome, December 25. A forco of 3500 Turks and Arabs attacked Colonel Fara's forco at Birtobras near Azizia. Colonel Fara formed a square, but Ms zareba was exposed for twenty hours to a hot fire. The troops displayed admirable-disci-pline and coolaess, repelling five desperate assanlts. A thousand Turks and Arabs attacked tho troops guarding tho earthworks for a new battery overlooking the Tobruk roadstead. After a eu-hours'. fight, in which the warships participated, the Italians lost seven killed and eixteen wounded Their assailants *ere repulsed after losing heavily.