REFORM IN TURKEY.
( *. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 17. i Redjid Pasha, the new Minister of War, died suddenly at his desk. His death isgreatly regretted, as he was implicitly trusted by the new party. Osman Nigamil succeeds him. v August 23. ' The Sultan fors dismissed 64 aides-de-camp and suppressed his stud farm. Fresh acts of restitution, of lands and money by ex-favourites and the arrested Ministers are daily recorded. LONDON, August 19. Reuter says the abolition of the spy system is estimated to' save Turkey £1,500,000 annually. ( ' ' August 21. j Reuter reports that the Turkish. Government has resolved to engage a British '*■ officer to reorganise the navy 'and a French ' adviser to rehabilitate the finances. ' " ; August 23. Izzet Pasha, who fled from Turkey t« • avoid a-rrest, has arrived in this city. T
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Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 26
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