THE WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14808, 11 October 1911, Page 7

THE WAR.

DOINGS AT TRIPOLI. TURKS AND THEIR GUNS WILL ' THERE BE PEACE? TURKEY WILLING TO CEDE TRIPOLI. ■ " ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS." RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— ' (Received October 10, 10 p.m.) .' [■'■ Rome, October 10. After the landing of the Italians at Tripoli Hassan Pasha (the Mayor of Tripoli) surrendered the town. -The'-Deputy-Vail handed over the Government offices. - Hassan has ! now been appointed Vice-Governor of Tripoli. The Italians found that th*» forts were equipped with new Krupps' batteries. The guns have a range of six miles, but the Turks evidently did not know how to use them, ',-i

The German Consul urged an immediate landing because the mob were sacking the city. ..-" , •„;• The Arabs' are grateful because the mosques w°re n' ; t damaged. . The Italians captured 25 Turks at the advance posts, .., and ; also 21 machine guns. ' .The bombardment of Tripoli opened with I2in guns at a range of seven and a-half miles. y

Bedouin cavalry are scouring the outskirts of Tripoli at night, hoping to attract the Italians towards the Turkish entrenched camp, but the Italians' shelly disperse them. The Italian commander at Tripoli offers the inhabitants 10 francs a-piece for rifles surrendered on the first day and five • francs on the second day, with a penalty of death for non-compliance with the order. The Italian Governor has issued a proclamation abolishing slavery. The Arabs are looting" the abandoned premises. ' '■'■ : (Received October 10, 10.15 p.m.) , • - . / London, October 10. The Turkish Embassy denies the existence of slavery at Tripoli, as implied by the Italian proclamation. , Malta, October 9. :} The Italian destroyer Borea has arrived here, but ;it has not been allowed to provision at Malta. " THE QUESTION OF PEACE. PORTE'S > SOVEREIGN RIGHTS. '■'■::■'. (Received October 10, 10.15 p.m.) ",:'• y ; .Constantinople, October 10. The Porte's Note seeking information as to •;the basis of " mediation insists upon the recognition of Turkey's sovereign rights. • , Berlin, October 9. The Porte's Note to the Powers, in which an appeal is made for mediation, intimates that Turkey is willing to cede Tripoli to Italy on certain conditions. ;." V'~

"A FIGHT TO THE DEATH." ADVOCATES OF ; RESISTANCE. (Received October 10. 10.15 p.m.) , Constantinople, October 10. The Turkish Central Committee at Salonica, hearing' that Said 'Pasha ? was negotiating for peace sent a message to the Government declaring that the occupation of Tripoli by Italy should be resisted to the death. The chauvinist '. journals are incensed at the inaction of the Government in the conduct of the war., On the other hand, the moderate Turks are unanimously of opinion that the only course open to Turkey is to end the war ; quickly, lest other complications should ensue. i THE TURKISH TROOPS. / - A NOTE FROM BULGARIA. ■•■->■„.' (Received October 10, 10.15 p.m.) " , Sofia, October 10. A semi-official Note states that the Government has requested the Porte to discontinue military preparations on the Turko-Bulgarian frontier, with a view of quieting public opinion. _ ' * • A portion of the first Bulgarian reserve will be mobilised shortly.

ON THE GREEK FRONTIER.

MOBILISATION OPERATIONS. Constantinople, October 9. ■ Four battalions at Monastir (Macedonia) -. have proceeded to Elassona, a few miles from the Greek frontier. „'.-'; . ' .-.'■ "' •" -'-■ . 'Forty-two thousand troops are being mobilised at Salonika; V The export of produce is prohibited, and the Government is commandeering supplies. ATTACK ON A TURKISH PORT LARGE DEATH ROLL. (Received October 10. 10.15 p.m.) {:'•=- London, October 10.. : ; The Turin correspondent of the Daily Mail states that the ? Italian warship Artigliere fired 76 si: -lis during ! the bombardment of San Giovanni di Medua (an Albanian port). ■ A large number of people were killed. - ! j .__-.; \ The bombardment of Sao Giovanni arose out lof ; the; searching of an Austrian steamer and a -Turkish sailing vessel. The Turkish : troops fired on v ana v; sank < the Italian gig, containing an officer and five bluejackets, whereupon the warships bombarded th© port* ■;,--.•■■:' ',*•-,■.■:■ V"--v.i--.r-: rL^J

A VACANT PORTFOLIO. *

| TURKISH FOREIGN AFFAIRS. (Received October 10, 10.15 p.m.) '; : . Constantinople, October 10. It is understood that Assim Bey, Minister at Sofia,: wiil accept the position of Foreign Minister. j Assim is a member of the Young Turk party, and is described as a man -of unyielding straight-forward-ness. His appointment may indicate a hardening of the Turkish attitude along the lines of the League of Union and Progress. i It! is understood that Shevket Pasha (Minister for War) will support the invitation to the Powers to mediate. • Reschid Pasha .has refused the portfolio of Foreign Affairs, owing to what he considers the unsatisfactory composition of the Ministry.

ITALIANS IN TURKEY. NOT TO BE EXPELLED. (Received October 10. 10.15 p.m.) Constantinople, October 10. ilt Js officially announced that the Porte is acceding to a request from the German Ambassador not to expel the Italians, who - are resident in Turkey. Telegrams from numerous inland towns state that the inhabitants threaten violence to Italians unless the Porte promptly expels them. THE ITALIAN ARMY. ENTHUSIASM .OF THE PEOPLE. .•-' \' '■)'" '/Rome, October 9. -Intense enthusiasm prevailed during King Victor Emmanuel's journey to Naples to take farewell of the Italian troops on their embarkation for Tripoli. The country-folk, carrying torches and lanterns, lined the railways.

THE GRAIN TRADE. ANXIETY IN LONDON. (Received October 10, 10.15 p.m.) London, October 10. In viewfof.the' presence of a large fleet of British grain vessels in the Black Sea, Turkey's declaration that grain would be treated as contraband of war occasioned considerable anxiety on the wheat exchange until an assurance was received that neutral vessels would be permitted to proceed St. Petersburg, October. 9. . The reported intention of the Porte to' declare grain to be contraband of war and to thus paralyse the Russian export trade, has caused the Government to' enter into negotiations with Turkey. 7 V FEELING IN CRETE. "UNION WITH GREECE.". ■y Athens, October 9. The Assembly at Crete has opened *at' Canea with cheers for " union with Greece." !•-. The Chamber of* Deputies at Samoa has ! protested against the landing of Turkish troops there. The Corinth Canal Company has closed . the canal against both Turkey and Italy. AFGHANS READY TO FIGHT. ~ ■ . . ■ Capetown, October 9. Over 100 Afghans, resident in South Africa, have volunteered to fight for Turkey against the Italians.