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191 1 The Catholic Mirdites in Albania join the Albanian rebellion. 

 Goltz publicly expresses confidence in the Ottoman army. 



The Ottoman Parliament sends a deputation to the Emperor William. 



The Russo-German Agreement about the Bagdad railway. 



Sir Eldon Gorst dying, Kitchener is appointed to Cairo. 



A German man-of-war is sent to Agadir on the Atlantic coast south 

 of Morocco. Great official anger at this in England, objection being 

 raised to Germany's acquiring a naval station on the northern Atlantic. 



Asquith's Cabinet with one dissentient voice, Loreburn's, decides to 

 defy Germany about Agadir. 



Lloyd George makes a warlike speech against Germany at the 

 Bankers' dinner. 



France is invited to join England on the question and a land force 

 of 160,000 men is secretly promised in case of a war with Germany; 

 Antwerp to be occupied. 



The French Government, however, not being ready for war, does 

 not agree to this, and Grey compromises the matter with Germany by 

 offering Germany compensation in West Africa. 



England insisting, the German man-of-war Panther is recalled from 

 Agadir. Great indignation in Germany against England, the Crown 

 Prince taking the lead. Kaiser W r ilhelm abandons his policy of peace 

 in Europe, and prepares for war rather than submit to another rebuff. 



Stolypin is assassinated at Kief in presence of the Czar. 



The Italian raid on Tripoli, consented to by France and connived at 

 by Grey, but disapproved at Berlin. 



The Italians commit atrocities on landing at Tripoli, massacring 

 several thousand Arab peasants with women and children. 



The Turkish Ambassador appeals to Grey on the strength of inter- 

 national treaties to intervene, which Grey refuses, informing him that 

 England's attitude is one of neutrality. 



He denies in Parliament that he has " official information." 



The Sultan, having appealed in vain to England and to The Hague, 

 declares war on Italy. 



An Italian fleet parades the Eastern Mediterranean bombarding 

 Ottoman coast towns. 



Churchill appointed to the Admiralty works up the navy in prep- 

 aration for war. 



Kitchener is instructed, contrary to the terms of the Sultan's firman 

 appointing the Khedive, to declare Egypt's neutrality and to refuse 

 the passage of Ottoman troops by land to Tripoli. This causes great 

 dissatisfaction in Egypt where large subscriptions are raised to help 

 the Sultan in the war. 



Revolution in China against the Manchu dynasty. 



The Russians insist by an ultimatum to Persia on the dismissal of 

 the American, Schuster, charged with restoring the Persian finances. 

 To this, notwithstanding Schuster's ability and honesty, Grey con- 

 sents. 



The Russians invade northern Persia. 



