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Show TURKISH VESSELS IN FIGHTING TRIM LONDON, Dec, i:s. A Timco dispatch from Cciistanllnoplo sayn: "According to news from tho Dardanelles, Darda-nelles, the Turkish lloet has removed all the wooden titling and put other lullam-inablo lullam-inablo material ashore, apparently with I lie uhjoet of preparlnfr for a .sortie ayalnst ihc Qrcelc fleet, which was recently recent-ly reinforced by the Hydra. Tho latter vessel appears not to have been rciudy for sot at thn outset of tho war. "The Turkish cruiser "lamldlch Is still undergoing repairs, "A force of. Nizam troops has boon concentrated on the Dardanelles and It Is rumored they will bo employed. If the peace negotiations fall. In an attack on the Bulgarian lino of communications. "NexL year's recruits have already been called out and drafts of Mustahfls and Kedlfs have passed through the cnpl-lal cnpl-lal bound for Tc.hatal.la. "The Italian torpedo boat C'oallt has left for the Dardanelles, where much alarm prevails unions the Christian population popu-lation in consequences of the alleccd massacres mas-sacres by Turkish troopa near ICasban, "According- to a soml-nfficI.il version published here, tho trouble was caused In the first place by Hc Dulgarinn band, which murdered tho Moslems nl Keshan, Troops wero sent from the Dardanelles to warn Kashnn and Himnress the bond movement, and executed sonm Grcrsks. who wore canuht cutting the Telegraph. "On tho other hand, consular advices neak of th complete destruction nf thf Christian viilnr." with its inhnbllpntK, who only offered resistance to the ttiCiop? in one cafic." |