ITALY IN AFRICA.

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

ITALY IN AFRICA.

RECENT FIGHTING. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received November 8, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, November 2. From the recaptured fort tlio Turks on Tuesday ineffectually shelled the cruisers. Tho latter demolished >he fort. AN APPEAL TO KING GEORGE. CALCUTTA., November <2. Tho Red Crescent Society lias telegraphed to tho King and Parliament, appealing to them. to prevent the indiscriminate slaughter in Tripoli. Tlio Society is receiving numerous." Mahommedan applications foi sor\u.o in Tripoli. BRITAIN'S NEUTRALITY. (Received November 3, 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, November 2. Tho Premier refused to receive, a deputation respecting the events in Tripoli, and strongly condemned questions in the Houso of Commons censuring either side. MOVEMENT OF THE ITALIAN FLEET. (Received November 3, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 2. A Malta message states that it is reported that practically all the Italian warships have left Tripoli for Tut key. ADMIRAL AUBREY'S VIEWS. Homo advises that Admiral Aubrey considers that the fleet is sufficient to occupy several islands in tho Archipelago, to blockade Dardanelles and to make a naval demonstration at Salonika or Smyrna. MILITANT AUSTRALIANS. SYDNEY, November 3. Many Australians arc anxious to fight' in the Turco-Italian war, and have offered their services. The Italian Consul is forwarding the offers. BRITISH AND FOREIGN United Press Association— By Eiectric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received November 3, 10 a.m.) AMERICAN STEEL TRUST. LONDON,' November 2. A New York message says that Wall Street lias recovered rapidly. Steel shares rose four points in a few minutes unexpectedly. A pood quarterly report from the Steel Trust was responsible for the rise. THE DEAD PAST. Colonel • Seely, Under-Secretary for War, replying in the House of Commons to Mr Croft, member for Cliristchurch, said that the War Office had no intention of reopening tho case of Orme, tho Australian who was imprisoned and deported from South Africa during the war. A MARRIAGE. At Union Town, Pennsylvania, Miss Gerald Fitzgerald privately married Prince Victor Thurn Taxis, and left to reside in Europe. HOME RULE FOR SCOTLAND. The Scottish National Committee has resolved that no Home Itulo Bill will bo acceptable unless it include Scotland. NEW ZEALAND'S BATTLESHIP. The battleship Now Zealand, which it was proposed to rename Caledonia, has been renamed Zealandia. FALSE ENTRIES, Robert Horbert Measures, managing director of Measures Brothers, steel merchants, whoso affairs were compulsorily liquidated, has been sentenced to seven months' imprisonment for making false entries in the company's books with the intent to defraud tho shareholders. LIBEL. The Rev Silvester Home, M.P., has been awarded £llsO damages and costs against "John Bull" and "Mrs Bull," for libels stating that he had blasphemously bracketed Mr Asquitli, God and the Right in a liyniti sung during a thanksgiving service after the election. THE KING'S VISIT TO INDIA. There will be a great naval display at Spithead to take farewell of tho King on his departure for India. CHOLERA. At Malta two cases of cholera have been reported at a workhouse adjoining tho refugee camp, where there had previously been numerous fatal and suspected cases. SEVERE thunderstorm:. A thunderstorm at San Bernandino, California, caused the collapse of a mountain-top iu San Bernandino Range. Two brothers named Hoibrook were having their evening meal in their cabin when it was overwhelmed. When the rescuers found them, they were not seriously hurt, although it took two hours to dig them out.