BOMBARDMENT OF TRIPOLI.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3339, 4 October 1911, Page 5

BOMBARDMENT OF TRIPOLI.

“TOWN HAS BEEN EVACUATED.” THE PALACES DESTROYED. WAR RUMORS CONFLICTING. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.] LON'DON, Oct. 2. The “Daily News’ ” special correspondent at reports that the forts have been bombarded and the palace lias been destroyed. The town has been evacuated. Defences are being pre-pared-on the hills. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 2. . It is officially stated that 1600 Italians landed at Preveza and destroyed the forts. POME, Oct. 2. Italy has notified the Powers that the action of Preveza was due to intended raids on Italian coasts and shipping. The transport Sabah, with troops for Tripoli, was captured, and brought to Brindisi. Advices from* Corfu state that two Turkish destroyers were sunk, and another captured. The police at Piraeus arrested the crew 1 of a Turkish sailing vessel suspected of being about to ship arms for Tripoli. . ATHENS, Oct 2. The Grand Vizier of Turkey has assured Greece that the military movements on the Thessalian frontier are due to the state of war With Italy. One of the torpedo boats at Preveza lost her captain, who was killed by a shell, and eight of the crew were drowned.

BERLIN, Oct. 2. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Vossische Zeitung states that Russia has protested against Turkish concentration on the Thessalian frontier. The Tageblatt says that Herr Von Bieberstein,, German Ambassador at Constantinople, has handed the Grand Vizier the Italian proposals for the discussion of peace preliminaries. LONDON, Oct. 2. The war news is conflicting. The Italian Embassy denies the as to Adriatic bombardments, or the landing of troops anywhere except at Tripoli. Tripolitan passengers who have reached Sicily state there was no bombardment of Tripoli up till 8 o’clock on Saturday night; (Received October 3, 9.20 p.m.) BERLIN, Oct. 3. Captain Everbey, on being interviewed said he expected to be sent to Tripoli via Egypt, to organise the Arabs. The fanatical anti-European tribes, if properly organised and led by capable commanders, could offer an almost indefinite resistance. He expects moral support from the Semissi tribesmen, and' the active aid of the desert Tauregs, who are particularly suited for guerilla warfare; Tripoli town itself is untenable, but troops could garrison several ports in the Hinterland.