UNREST IN TURKEY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13661, 1 August 1908, Page 5

UNREST IN TURKEY.

PLOT AGAINST THE SULTAN.

Rressi Assoeiation-By Telegraph-Copyright *s :-. CONSTANTINOPLE, July: 30. The officers belonging to the Young Turkey Party agreed to shoot the Sultai al> the ceremony of Selamlik, and proclaim his brother Reshad; Sultan. When the Sultan learned of tile plot, he forestalled the conspirators :by granting a constitu r tion. AN ERRONEOUS 'REPORT. , LONDON, July 30. . The report regarding the Young Turkey Party and the civil agents of the, Powers in Slacedonia, was based on a misconception. . ... FLIGHT FROM CONSTANINOPLE. YOUNG TURKEY RISING. Received 10 p.m., July 31st. CONSTANTINOPLE,. July 31. For several days there has been a flight from Constantinople of members of the palace camaiiala and spies. The populace severely, handled 6oine of the latter. The Young Turkey leaders are endeavouring to avoid violence, but the Armenians aie advancing claims which may ciinse difficulties. > LONDON, July 31. Constantinople correspondent leporls that the Young Turkey rising has been planned for September Ist, 'the anniveisary of the SulUn's. accession, but the Czar and M. Falheie'ts meeting, and the imminence of the Anglo-Russian reform pioposals the outbreak. The constitutional party wished to forestall so as to lender? their proposals superfluous. The directing hand of this remarkably successful movement is still invisible and unknown.