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Show THE EAST. Turkey Nat Tanqulshed, bnt H illluic lo Make Peace. NOT WHirPED. Constantinople, IS. Erroneous in terpretations having been giveu t.. the circular of the porte iuvitii t-mediation, t-mediation, it is officially explaimd that Turkey does not approach the powers as a vanquished state, since she still has two lines of defeusc which government believes she would be able to hold. Tbe porte by-its by-its circular desires to intimate its willingness to consider the proposals made by the Constantinople conference. con-ference. As the war began owing to Tnreky's refusal to adhere to those proposals, the porte thinks it might be terminated now on that basis. ENGLAND CRITICISED. London, 18. A Times, Constantinople Constanti-nople dispatch says: England is in great disfavor here on account of Scrvia's treachery, which English iufluence in favor of Servia rendered possible. There is a strong impression here that England will oppose the opening of the Dardanelles which Turkey and probably all the otber .owi r are ureuarou wj cu'jccub. ii Tnrkny refuse the concession, it will ' lie because of the conviction that 'England will help them in their ex treinily. |