THE WAR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12586, 17 October 1911, Page 5

THE WAR.

BRISK ATTACK BY TURKS

A MILLION A DAY

(Pre§s Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.)

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 16. Tho Turkish fleet is leaving for the Dardanelles. The Porte has promised to support Mr VV. T. Stead's suggestion that failing the Powers' mediation, Turkey should appeal f0. % arbitration to the Hague tribunal

BERLIN, October 16. It is officially reported that, the Kaiser has invited the Italian ambassador to confer with him on the political situation. The Ambassador's intended interview with Herr Von Kidtfrlin Waedhter

is consequently postponed: i ! -! TRIPOLI, October 16. Twenty transports, btingirig fifteen thousand troops, are expected to-day. The Italians stopped "caravans *of a. hundred and twenty, camels; laden with flour and other provisions for the Turks. Th« latter made ; a £ene\fred and brisk attack at Humiliaria Wells/ with a ''flew to diverting attention from the passage of the cardan, but were iepulsed., losing a maximum gun and two hundred wounded. • T There have been various ' engagements m the vicinity of Dernas} Rifles had Been distributed to any r.p plicaht, with the result .that everyone m Tripoli was m possession,: of a Mauser which they gladly surrendered iri response to Captain Cognip' offer. ' i ST. PETERSBURG, October 16. The Russian Black Sea fleet has left Yalta (m the Black Sea) under sealed orders. '

(Received October 17 8.5 &.tft.) '■ • , HOME,. October 16. A fourth Dreadnought named tlie Gmhocapare, has been launched at Genoa. ' - •

Owing to the boycott of Italian goods the staffs of some export factories at Yemce have been reduced by 'one-Half' According to the Giornal d'ttalia, the organ of the Banco Roma, the -«*ar has already cost Italy £20,000.000 sterling or a million a day. ' (Received October 17, 10.10 n.m.) Advices from Smyrna state that Italian workmen are being boycotted* and many families are starving. .Neapolitan fishing vessel^ have been -seized^

■ , CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 16. The Government has ordered the expulsion ,Qf all Italian professors and schoolmasters. ' -

A motion, by .Tripolitan deputies, to impeach the late Ministry before the High Cotirt m connection with the war has been refeixed to a special committee.

, (Received' October 17, 11.25 ia.mi BRUSSELS, October 16. The Independence Beige states that the International Peace Bureau has circularised the Hague signatories, requesting them to collectively urge Italy -to respect agreements. The memorandum asserts that Italy could liave secured satisfaction from Turkey m a legal and peaceful manner, and- that she Had broken the obligations she took when she signed the peace convention. i