CRISIS IN TURKEY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14499, 16 April 1909, Page 5

CRISIS IN TURKEY.

AN INFURIATED 51013,

PRINTING OFFICES WRECKED,

Pfiii Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 15.

(Received April 36, at 0.35 a.m.)

An infuriated crowd yesterday completely wrecked the printing ofliccs of the iSliimiiummiili and tho Tamin, Iml tho troops prevented them from storming the clubhouse of the Union and Progress Committee. ,

A battalion of troops marched to tlio Yildiy, Kiosk and oboeied the Sultan, who appeared at the window and informed them that their demands would be accepted. lie advised them to remain quiet, and said lio was (wniident that the muiijioers, since they had stopped their continuous discharge of musketry, were returning to their barracks.

The difficulty of the situation is (lie extreme antipathy sliown towards the expelled officers, who have lately neglected their duties and -who liave engaged in tho political wire-pulling of the Cabinet, which was composed of elements outside tho parliamentary parties, and which was regarded as transitory, leading to Kiamil Pasha's return.

Only l-.dheni Pasha's courageous interview with the .mutineers ]mrsiiadt'd tliein to accept lewfik I'asha temporalilv as Premier.

The Second Army Corps, which is at Adviauople, box declared in favour of a revolution. The Adrianople branch >af the Committee of Union ami Progress lias dissolved. DEMANDS ACCEDED TO. CONSTANTINOPLE. April 14. The majority of the garrison remained outside Parlijiinent House and the War Ollice throughout the night, continuous firing being kept up in honour of the acceptance of tho military and eeclesinstical demands, Theso included the removal from Constantinople of Djahid, the editor of Tamin. . ORDER RESTORED. Jayer Pasha, the commandant at Constantinople, has -succeeded Malnnud M.nkh!ar, who commanded- the First Army Corps. Order is now restored, and the troop: saluted tho deputies, thus showing that their movement was not aimed at the Constitution. REQUEST TO THE SULTAN'. Tho processionists on Tuesday asked the Sultan to go to StambouJ and to weal a green t urfaii in token of respect for tlit-ir ■religion. THE T,nil.I!AT, UNION. LONDON, April 14. Renter reprls that lipid Kernel Uov, lciuk 1 !' of llto Liberal Union, lias been appointed Vice-Presklfiii.

TIIM FUTURE UNCERTAIN. COM Sl'A XT IX OPLK, April 14. 1 ho fact, that a majority of the deputies belong to itic Committee of Union ar.d l'rojnw remieis (lis future obscure.

TIIO Sheik-ul-Islam (head of tiie Church), who ■ncled as paciticaUjr, has retailed his

■SERVIA IMPATIENT.

SOFIA, April 14. The semi-official announcement is made that should the present unsettled con(lilioiis. ill lurkey delay the recognition of hi>' independence the Government will be forced to act.