ITALY AND TURKEY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10305, 9 November 1911, Page 1

ITALY AND TURKEY.

United Pro as Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEERS. SYDNEY, November 8. A number of local Italians have Volunteered to fight against the lurks. The Italian Consul Btates that it is impossible to-entertain the otters. A prominent Turkish business man Is willing to pay fares and provide rifles ana ammunition for Turks wishing to fight for their country. AN ITALIAN VERSION. ARAB ATROCITIES ALLEGED. ROME, November 8. The censorship has been relaxed to enable the publication of the Italian version of the so-called massacres. The correspondent of the '' Cornere D'ltalia," in a lurid version of Arab atrocities,. Btates that he visited the prison of an Arab awaiting trial, who boasted that he stabbed four bersagafterwards eating their smoking flesh. The correspondent adds that xed cross stretcher bearers and soldiers burying Arabs were continually shot. One wounded bereaglieri was crucified. THE MASSACRE. STORY OF SHOCKING BARBARITY " BLOOD-ORAZED FIENDS," MALTA, November 8. Mr M'Callagli, correspondent of tho " Westminster Gaaette, Btates that parties of Italians, revolvers in hand, tnarohed literally drunk with blood, their faces flushed, their ayes bloodshot. They had completely lost self-con-.trol, and yelled wildly when their victims fell. A captain photographed successive scenes, and the volleys were delayed to enable him to focus his' camera. In one case, a detachment executing fifty Arabs, including childyen aged ten, suddenly heard shots fired. The executioners were thrown into a panic, and left their prisoners roped together. All remained silent, in ■ bent attitudes, whilo the executioners exchanged fire with their supposed attackers, until it was found that the S* ota were really from another body of alians. Such exchanges of shots *-ere frequent. The blood-crazed fiends were unable to distinguish friends from foes. Afterwards, the Arabs Were forced into a !hut where they were shot one bv one as they passed tho door. The floor presentee! an awful spectacle of tangled bodies entertwined in agony. When Arabs were Been to move the captain of the escort began revolver practice, shooting at BUrming limbs. He joked and inluoed other officers to join.