ITALO-TURKISH WAR.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 13, 16 January 1912, Page 5

ITALO-TURKISH WAR.

3fAVAL','XGTION OFF OTEOD.QAST

OF JEDDAH

IHJRKISH GUNBOATS SATTEREI)

[PRESB ASSOCIATION.! (Received',. Jan. 15, 11 }j».mv)

ROME, .^an." 15

The, Italian commander "in the Red f.Sea reports that, being (-(convinced ,'t/hstt a nunlbert of, Turkishi -iganboats ilay ■concealed at the Farsan "Islands, Jibe'determined -upon a driving inove--.ment, with «.■ view to simultaneously *aislo'dging latige bodies of troops at and Eissiifuda. /

The cruisers Calabria and Puglia 'bombarded Ctfheia, in order ;to-'divert •the attention - of ' the enemy,' "desias-oy-.-t&d'tke fort, a»s!-routed a ctjlumsi-of ..Mjamel troops.

"Meattwhile, 'txbe -cruiser Piedmoflte ;and*two destroy^sES scoured the coast -of . TJeddah southwards. . They sigh*- "&& seven gunbogttSj and an aotioaa -opened.at 6000 metres, the land ibattteries supporting v^ie gunboate. , ,'A tfhree hourjs' battle ■< ended at iaighttfall, 'the gunboats -jtetreating. Borne were -beechedj anfl tthe demoraiK«ea «anews landed under ; ©«ver of the darkißess. .The destruction of the &a;tfered gunboats was cc^mpleted in.the nasirning. One of flic gunboats s«as <* MQ ton* and atioi&«r. 350 tons. I

t!he Turkish troops abandoned Kaaaafuda,. the igiedmonte «e----mmas,, CQtlocting the abandoned wasr Hiatfaffial.