AFFAIRS IN TURKEY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LX, Issue 9346, 17 April 1909, Page 5

AFFAIRS IN TURKEY.

Press Association- -Kiddie Tc-lesraph-Copyright. SALONIKA IN A FERMENT.

NAVAL COMMANDER LYNCHED

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LONDON, Yesterday

Nazim Pasha has been appointed comuiauder of the First Army Corps and Assistant-Minister i'or War. His first oilicial action was to release tho officers belonging to the Committee of Union ami Progress who were imprisoned ou Tuesday. Ho also issued orders that they were not to bo molested. The Government announces that it will follow the forest and domestic programmes promulgated by its predecessors. The Young Turkey party's committee at Salonika refuses to acknowledge the new Government, and is preparing to offer dosperato resistance to its authority. A great public meeting at Salonika adopted a resolution approving of the- committee's decision. Hakki Bey and Emir Bey. tlio leaders of the Turkish revolution of July last, have left Viouna to assume control of the malcontents at Salonika. Marines lynched Arif Bey. commander of the cruiser Ilassan-i-Tou-fik, who had ordered the vessel's gnus io oe trained on the Yildiz Kiosk, with a view of supporting the Committee of Union and Progress. The Chamber of Deputies unanimously resolved to approve of recent j events, and expressed its willingness j to work m conformity with Ihe ! Shoriat and the Constitution. ■ AVivv/v./ l'n-<i,jii. Nt N.-V-i a.m. : CONSTANTINOPLE. Last Night, j The attitude of the Constantinople ! troops towards civilians, and foreign crs is irreproachable. \ Tin , Young Turkey party at Salonika, j apparently under the impressiou that- j the Constitution has been abolished, are arranging to march ou Con- j srautinople. with the Third Army j Corps. Ja/.i Bey is expected !'.) bring ! rru thousand volunteers from Salonika, j LONDON, Last Ni-nt. j Renter's Salonika correspondent' re- i port* {I j v t two battalions had proceeded I iy rail to Con-da'.'.Linop'e. Ochers are preparing to start. ■ The Sultan's proclamation maintains \ tiie Constitution, and. the SlnTiiiat I urge- traunniility. i