TURKEY.
COURT-MARTIAL
REMOVAL OF PRISONERS
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CONSTANTINOPLE, May 27
The court-martial acquitted 63 officers, 37 civilians, and five Ilodjas, butsentenced to death tlie Eunich Dievher Agha Tewfick Bey (Customs), Lusfio (editor-of " Volkan), Tayar (State Councillor), Mustafa (Abdul fiamid's tobacconist), Halif (Colonel of Fusiliers), and Nadri Fevzi.
The prisoners detained at Friukpo, comprising ex-ministers and palace functionaries, have been removed to the "War Office, preparatory to deportation to the provincial fortresses.
Abdul Hamid's chief eunuch, Djevher Aga, and six others, were sentenced to deatli for participating in the reactionary movement of April 13th. There were thirteen executions today. A VILLAINOUS VALI. LONDON. May 27. The ••Times" states that the new Vali at Adana is a fanatical Kurd from Sinih, who entrusted the distribution of relief to liaghdadi, a Turkish landowner, who led the first band of murderers into the bazaar at Adana.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13916, 29 May 1909, Page 5
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143TURKEY. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13916, 29 May 1909, Page 5
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