ITALY AND TURKEY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10300, 3 November 1911, Page 1

ITALY AND TURKEY.

THE FIGHTING AT TRIPOLI. 'BOMBS FROM AN AEROPLANE. United Press Association—By Electric Telegrnpli—Copyright. TRIPOLI, November 2. The Turks aro maintaining a desultorv cannonade on the town. A shell exploded in a trench, wounding several Italians. The cruiser Carlo Alberto s guns scattered the enemy, putting a portion of their battery out of action. The four remaining guns were captured. i-i An airman dropped four bombs into the enemy's camp at Ainzara, causing a stampede among the horses and soldiers. TURKEY AND THE POWERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, November 2. The Turkish newspapers, inspired by rumours of victories, suggest that the Ppwers, which failed to take steps to prevent Italian aggression, must bo requested to renounce capitulatory rights. It is added that Austria, Hungary and Germany have given promises to that effect. G ERJ\ r AN "SYMPATHIES. BERLIN, November 2. German sympathies are wholly on the side of the Turks, whose version nf the fighting is generally accepted by the Press. The attitude is attributed to a belief that Germany's position will become easier if her ally suffers adversity. THE FRONT. ATHENS, November 2. A hundred Turkish officers left Constantinople, in disguise, for Tripoli and Cyrenaica, via Egypt and Tunis.