TURKISH NATIONALISTS
ENCOUNTERS WITH BRITISH TROOPS. Constantinople, Juno 20. Soveral encounters occurred between Turkish Nationalists and British, troops in tho district of Ismid. Christians and foreigners are being evacuated.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Asan. (Kec, June 21, 9.5 p.m.) Constantinople, Juno 20, A British warship in the Gulf of Ismid, using 15in. guns, dispersed a Turkish column on the march. The British are evacuating Batum.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. STRENGTH OF OPPOSING FORCES.. London, June 19. Sir Porcival Phillips telegraphs from Constantinople that the Turkish attack on. the Ismid front was merely a Nationalist demonstration, intended to influence European, opinion, and is unlikely to become a general offensive. The Turkish forces on the whole front from tho Black Sea to opposite GaV.ipoli are calculated to. number 17,500 regulars, and our forces in the vicinity of Constantinople total 20,000. They are mainly Indians, but there are six white bat-talions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19200622.2.38
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 229, 22 June 1920, Page 5
Word Count
146TURKISH NATIONALISTS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 229, 22 June 1920, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in