TURKISH BATTALION AMBUSHED

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXII, 14 May 1912, Page 5

TURKISH BATTALION AMBUSHED

BY. CABLE—PHESB ASSOCIATION "COPYRIGHT!. • CQNSTANTINOPLE, May 13. • The tribes between Ipek and Gusinje are in a ferment, and seven thousand. hav.e revolted. A Turkish Battalion was ambushed with heavy loss. iteinforcements have been sent from Uskub, but it is feared that the Mirtdies and other powerful clans wni join the rebels. - " & . • i- ROME, May 13. The Italfans have occupied the islands of Searpanto and Caxo, and captured the military posts, and the civil authorities on the islands.

One newspaper states that Turkey is now completely . blocked wichin her own wateis!