THE WAR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12587, 18 October 1911, Page 5

THE WAR.

MKNACE IX .MACKDONLV. A'ITTTITDE OF THE POWERS. (Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) OOiNSTANTINOPLE, October 17. Each of tliree army corps at Salonika, Mpnastir, and Uskub have been increo«ed by 25,000, making the total available forces m Western Macedonia 150,000. Many of these are assembling alpng the Greek; frontier at Yanina, Elassona, Katerina, Platamony, and Karabewena. It is announced , that Hassan Tahsim Pasha will he Mahumd Shevket's successor at Salonika. Enver Pasha, comniander of the local division, has been suddenly placed on the reti«d s lift, indicat'ibg a lack of harmo^y'^between Jthe Committee of Union ancHthe officers of the Salonika corps. ' . • ' TRIROiIi;. October 17. One hundred and officers have surrendered he^. ;M^rif'; l: 6ther9 m Arab attire are mixfiig ; "wittj : thY population, m town, awaitin^an.lo'ppfjTtl»mty to proceed to Constantinople'; " ll '"'"■■'■ (Received October' 18, 1.45 pan,).. r'NW&HA, Q&tibMiVl. It is; semi-offldiall^ : ann6imce ; d (> th^t the Power 9 have ceas^' the flit \mediation," as Italy lS^determined bn.'fhd^ani nexation of Tripoli. .>:;'>'-'•-' ~

(Australian P^es .Speqi^lfl,). LOl$$QN, l^SraJier 11. The Constantinos&^<}orreßs©£dent. of the Evening News statfltf; thatuthe Italian fleet is cruising inviMw Aeggfean .where the Turkish islands ape unprotected except by a few deejtfoVer^ Which are poorly, equipped.. have; not been mobilised, .aftd are isolated from orio ' another. t 1 * Paris reports state- thaT T Bosftani Effendi. the Turkish delegate <tdf ''the lifterParliament Union,, has -jt^legrahpedf to other members', siiggesiing *tfiat s . Turkey should make an offer directly toTttaly to ' ' :■;•: ; ■.■••■•■- ' .. ■■'" The ■ Bank of England rate, 0f ..; interest is unchanged at' 4 percent. The Turkish Government has withdrawn £300,000. The Turks seized the. British steamer Orchis, whiclv was taken to Salonica) The Moslems of India are preparing to petition Britain to intervene m the war between Italy and Turkey. They have alerady started a- boycott of Italian goods. ROME,; October 11. A Cabinet Minis^r,whoisi';abo~ard; the, , destrbyer Coatit, off Tripoli, has 'sent a wireless message to the effect that' the occupation of Ti'ipoli will be the tonic Italy, needs m oi'der to extend •■her latent energies. , The state of public feeling with regard to the" Svar was ' demonstrated l>y the enthusiasm with which King Victor Emmanuel,.. and Queen Elene were greeted' .when returning from.- their hunting lodge, at Racconigi. -1 ' The Government has notified the Powers that although. Italy wishes to, see the conflict ended, and* does not desire to create international' complications, the. occupation of the city of Tripoli is not enough. The whole interior must. I be subjugated to make sure that any re- [ maining resistance can .be overcome. ! Charged by Turkey VitM not -haying %" observed the rules of international War- ! fare, Italy. _has>reteased all" the. Turkish steamers "captured 'a& : dimenent s .ports, while the' Turks have given m exchange the armed ; transports that tfiSy VTiad taken. ,' ; ■' }<"'■ " .'■"'',. '••■■.■•./•/■ BERLIN, October 11. Tlie ; European kettle is; again boiling, and' many anx'i6us<diplomats remainedat ' their^ offices over, the . week-end. Following a distinct warning from Austria that KshejV •'.*^&M&BßaMV K&frl «ro*p(: r on her northern -border, unless operations!: m : the Adriatic were shopped; 1 Italy acquiesced. WheitranVultra-'itfwjtniibus commander of an Italian torpedo-boat bombarded one •6ff th^V Adriatic. foistrtfie'rattttt6rities ?in Rome discredited the action .. pPsf s the commanded atfjil reprimanded him. 'Italy is not'afraid'W the, Austrian navy, but she is not prepared to face a possible invasion inr.the north. | CONSTANTINOPLE, ..Qct, 4. j It is rumored m CbnstantinßpTe /this moi-ning that a. battle had been fought m the Adriatic SeaV Two Turkish. \ transports are reported to have been sunk and ' 300 men drowned . There is jiSuch a rigorous censorship that it ia impossible td get any definite news regarding the war. commandant at Tripoli, reporting 'on his retreat jjfter the city had been .^captured, says jhat , many women and dhildrettr were kHled by the fire from the Italian fleet. The bombardment also did .damage to £ttie hospitals, despite the protests that ffere ' made. h -. > NEW YORK, < Ootobe^'4./ . Wall street financiers, trading dh^pr-' eign advides, showed that European speculators regarded the possibility M* a war aniortg the big Powers as somewhat remota. ' ,^