TURKS REPORTED TO BE ACTIVE.
ARE THEY MINING THE DARDANELLES? THE QUESTION OF CONTRABAND. (Received Oct. 12, 9.9 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 12. Advices from an apparently trustworthy source state that the Turks are mining the Dardanelles. The Foreign Office has advised Italy not to treat coal and foodstuffs as contraband, whatever the destination. The Italian Embassy has been informed from Alexandria that thirty Italian workmen on the Hedjax railway were massacred early in October. TRIPOLI, Oct. 12. During a night attack, which was merely a small skirmish, the Turks crept towards the outposts, possibly with the idea of cutting off the water supply. They left two dead. The first division of troops has disembarked. _ • Turks are gathering on the Gharian Hills, where there are arriving Arabs from the Gebel region. ATHENS, Oct. 12. The Malissori are excited again, and people are migrating to Montenegro. The Porte is despatching troops to Scutari.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3347, 13 October 1911, Page 5
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