7 OCTOBER 1911, Page 17

The Turkish garrison at Tripoli appears to have satisfied honour

by enduring the bombardment almost passively. Turkish movements at home have been marked by extra- ordinary restraint; evidently a policy of delay has been thought most likely to bring about mediation by the Powers, of which there have been many rumours during the week, all, however, without justification. There is no prospect of a cessation of the war till Italy feels herself in reasonably secure occupation of the Tripolitan territory and Turkey is convinced that peace without Tripoli is preferable to the con- tinuance of a hopeless and expensive war. Obviously, neither of these conditions has yet been reached.