TURKEY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 1 April 1915, Page 5

TURKEY

ALLIES' APPROACH TO CONSTANTINOFLE JUST A FRIENDLY CALL! TURKISH GOVERNMENT PLEASED V TO SEE THEM! LONDON, March 31. A courier from Constantinople reports that the city is resigned to Tthe inevitable, and the is preparing the inhabitants for the arrival of the "Allies. . ■ ... ' . •

Proclamations [posted in the mosques imply that thequestion -of .topeniijg a free passage through the Dardanelles for foiiegn warships, a privilege the Sultan, has Jutheftd/refusedj luis no' political or national significance. " The .population are urged not to resort to violence, as- after a few weeks the fleets will sail, away, content to have made a simple, demonstration. The phrasing of the proclamation seeks to -show that the .'forthcoming visit is more in the nature of a friendly Call, which the Turkish Government is lookwith'the keenest .delight. _ The large Greek population in the j Phanar. district have . become terrorised. The people axe prisoners in their own houses. . ■ ' ... - THE DARDANELLES A RIGID CENSORSHIP. _ - LONDON, March 3<i A rigid censorship ..has- been, established in the Dardanelles by request of .the British Admiral. No news will be permitted hereafter. , - The Admiralty, has arranged for three accredited 'correspondents to accompany the " forces. Mr Ashmead Bartlett is representing the London, papers, ,Mr Lawrence .the provincial papers, and probably Captain Beaji the Dominion papers. TURKS DRIVEN--SOUTH FROM: ARTVIN. . (Rec. April 1. 8.50 a.m.) PETROGRAD, March 31. A communique states that Russians occupied.. Artyin, near the Armenian border, driving the Turks southwards. BOMBARDMENT OF THE BOSPHORUS OPERATIONS STOPPED BY FOG. (Official).. PETROGRAD, March 31... The fleet approached the Bosphorus, but was unable to bombard the forts owing to fog. GERMAN WARSHIPS IN THE BALTIC LIBAU SHELLED. (Official). PETROGRAD, March 31. > German warships fired 200 shells at Libou, a Baltic seaport, killing ' a civilian.