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Show TURKEY IS TREMBLING England Protests Against Passage of Dardanelles by Russian Warships. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 6. Great Britain has vigorously protested to the Turkish Government against the permission per-mission granted in September last to the unarmed Russian torpedo-boat destroyers de-stroyers to pass through the Dardanelles Darda-nelles into the Black sea, under the commercial flag of Russia. These vessels ves-sels were about to start on the proposed trip. The British note says the passage of the Dardanelles by the torpedo-boat destroyers de-stroyers would be a violation of the existing ex-isting international treaties, and that if Russian warships are thus allowed to use the Dardanelles, Great Britain will reserve the right to demand similar privileges. The protest has caused Irritation In Russian circles and concern on the part of Turkish authorities, who fear that other powers will follow the example of Great Britain. |