UNREST IN TURKEY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13682, 26 August 1908, Page 5

UNREST IN TURKEY.

THE SULTAN'S': DEFEAT

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France will not 'recognise Mulai Hand as ' Sultan unlil"'he 'accepts' the lefms""of the Algeciras treaty. 'Meant iW' France anil Spain continue to impose duties. ' iUmosS the only men hot deserting Abdul Aziz (the Sultan) were" members of the military. service.)/ Hi. ; :VsJrcloiC and Sergeant 'Balding. Thcife f ' areisfea r;i Abdnl :to obtain" refuge with, the'. French oulpoßte at-Settat'. • " ■• . •-'• ''-'■'.*'■. ARREST OF A GOVERNOR. ALLEGED ~iuBERYReceived 9.20 p.m.. August 25th. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 25The Turkish. Gov«-nnv>nt.' have arrested thft Governor of Hejog- and threten 'to ai-rest, -ilie'Shereef of "Mecca if'he continues to oppose the. railway to Mecca. ! Astounding revelations' are' 'being'-'made regarding'''bribery' by foreign a'iplomatists to : sebu'r'a "concessions for their country-

""' The Young r Turkey organisation covered the country three years''ago wii'li a .secret society' like freemason?.', 'a ; .mecl' to 'destroy ilia"'camarilla 'aiid'get fid' of ''European coh'lro.U especially in Macedonia. " A revolution Avas to/liave been' fthrled' when the army" had been conve-ffed, "if the' Sultan had ' refused*'*to grant a 'constitution,' 'and the third'aimy corps was ready to march on Constantinople.