BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL NEWS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 29 September 1915, Page 7

BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL NEWS

REPORTS FROM TURKEY. INFORMATION OF GERMAN DEFEATS. DROPPED BY AIRMEN. yJSVIDENCES OF UNDERSTANDING WITH BULGARIA. DISSENSIONS AMONGST YOUNG TURKS. 4T CABLE— PEESB ASSOCIATION^OPYaiGHT. (Received Sep. 29, 11.35 a.m.) LONDON, Sep. 28. j The Daily TelegraDh's Rome correspondent says that travellers from Constantinople state that Russian, French and British aviators flew over Constantinople and Smyrna, and dropped a bulletin describing the German defeats in Russia and France. It is reported that Dedeagatch is full of Bulgarian soldiers, who are fraternising with the Turks. M. RadoslavofF authorised the despatch of Bulgarian cereals to Constantinople, which is now cpmpletely . re-stocked with flour, rice and Ibread, •which had teen greatly reduced. It is reported that dissensions among the Young Turks are increasing. Enver Pasha does not possess his \ former authority, and the departure of a number of German officers lias impaired his prestige. The Sheik-ul-Islam told the Sultan it was necessary to finish the war be,fore complete dismenibewnent of the empire occurred. The cession of Thrace to Bulgaria might be regarded as a beginning of dismemberment.