NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Mataura Ensign, 8 May 1912, Page 6

NEWS OF THE WORLD.

TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. TURKS TAKE TO THE HILLS. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. PER "UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 7. Heliographic reports indicate that the Italians gave the town of Rhodes an Jiour to surrender, hut the Governor refused. The Italians then bombarded the town. Two thousand Turks have taken to the hills, and it is expected will conduct a guerilla warfare. They are plentifully supplied with ammunition and provisions, and. have an abundance of spare rifles for arming the natives. A GREAT EARTHQUAKE. LONDON, May 7. Seismographs in Europe indicate a great earthquake, possibly in Southern Morocco. i HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. LONDON, May 7. During the Home Rule debate in the House of Commons Hon. J. H. M. Campbell, K.C. (Unionist member for Dublin University) described the organised terrorism which he said existed in Clare, Galway and Roscommon. Sir Rufus Isaacs (Attorney-General) recalled the Tory flirtation with federal Home Rule in the autumn of 1910, and asked the Opposition leaders to state whether they approved of the incitement to civil war. Mt J. Devlin (Nationalist member for West Belfast) denied the possibility of religious persecution in Ireland. EX-MISSIONARY'S JEWELS. BERLIN, May 7. It is alleged that Father Liebe stole the jewels found after his death from a monastery, He served as a chaplain and was associated with Russian monka who were concerned in thefts. A chalice has been discovered which had been stolen from Metz Cathedral. Father Liebe, a retired Catholic missionary in India and Japan, died suddenly at Berlin. His heirs were astounded to discover treasure in an old chest of his. They were valued at £75,000, and included several hundred diamonds and other gems. SCOTLAND AND DEVOLUTION. LONDON, May 7. Hon, H. H. Asquith (Prime Minister), replying to a deputation of Scotch Liberal members of the House of Commons, said the Government regarded devo'inioa as a necessary sequence to the Irish policy. It would not let the grass grow under its feet. IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE. SYDNEY, May 7. A man named Alfred Smith was found guilty of breaking into a hours at Randwick and also shooting at Thompson, the occupier, with intent to murder. He was sentenced .to 14 years' imprisonment on the first count, and for life on the second count. The judge remarked that he would leave the Executive to decide what the sentence meant. BURGLARIES. !N SYDNEY. SYDNEY, May 7. Two burglaries have been reported today, both yielding small hauls, FEARS OF DROUGHT. SYDNEY, May 7. The continued dry weather in the western districts is creating fears of drought. Stock are being removed. A LICENSING POINT. MELBOURNE, May 1. In connection with the Wonthaggi license, the Full Court upheld the Minister, Mr Watt, in refusing it, on the ground that Neal, the applicant for the license, was not the one in whose name the application had been made. The court ordered that a writ of mandamus against Mr Watt should not be issued, at the same time ruling that Mr Watt, as Treasurer, was not a privileged person, and must obey the law like anyone else.