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CONFERENCE ON SUBJECT
Foreign Minister and French Am.
bassador Regret Result of Incident.
OF RED CRESCENT soCIE
passengers on Steamer Manol:ba
Consist of Four Physicians and
Hospital Attendants.

FARlS, January PA dispatch from
Rome says that the Italian government
mas given orders that the Turks taken
from the French steamer Manouba shall
he released. No confirmation of this has
been received in official quarters
hOME, January 24.-The Marquis d
San Giuliano. the Italian foreign minister,
and Camille Barrere, the French ambas-
sador to Italy, had an interview today at
which the quetsion of the capture of the
Turkish doctors and nurses from the
French steamer Manouba was fully dis
cussed
The Italian foreign minister expressed
his regret that the incident should even
have threatened the cordial relations that
existed between France and Italy.
Reply to France Today.
Premier Giolitti and the Marquis di San
Giuliano held a long consultation this
morning, during which the demand of the
French government for the relief of the
Turks was discussed. The reply of the
Italian government will be given to the
French ambassador, Camille Barrere, to-
day
PARIS. January 24.-It is understood
that as result of the inquiry conducted
by Italian experts into the identity OF
the Turkish prisoners captured by the
Italians on board the French steamer
Manouba, who are now at Cagliari. in
Sardinia, it has been decided that they
are affiliated with the society of the Red
Crescent. There are four hysicians
among them. and the remainder are
known to be hospital attendants.
Shipping Circles Uneasy.
LONDON, January 4.-The activity
of Italian war vessels i'm the Mediterra-
mean and Red seas is causing increasing
uneasiness in shipping and insurance
circles
Several large insurances have been ef-
fected during the past two days al
Lloyd's in this connection. A premium OF
per cent was accepted 20 cover the risk
of an. outbreak of hostilities between
France and Italy in the course OF the
four months. and although there Is no
apparent reason for such an occurrence.
a premium of per cent was paid on the
risk OF the outbreak of war between
Great Britain and France and Germany
within the next six months.
The Italian action in stopping steamers
irrespective of their nationality and
searching them for Turkish officers and
contraband is believed to be an evidence
of the determination of the Italian gov
ernment to put an end to Turkish re-
sistance in Tripoli as speedily as pos
sible.
It is thought, however, that the Italian
activity may give rise to complications
with those European powers whose ship
ping Is put to Inconvenience.
No Action by Britain.
So far no action has been announced by
the British government in regard to the
seizure by the Italians of number Of
Turkish officers. including the famous
Col Ria Bey. from the British steamer
Africa in the Red sea. As, however, the
declaration of London. which would per-
init such seizure, has not been ratified by
Great Britain a move may be made by
the British government at any time
The stoppage of the Austrian Lloyd
steamer Bregenz yesterday in the Red
sea is regarded here as likely to lead to
an exchange of views between Austria
and Italy.