Turkey will not easily be able to carry out her proposed armed attack upon Egypt. The Allies, now that the Austrian Fleet is shut up in the Adriatic, have ample forces to send to prevent the transportation of troops by sea—it will be remembered that immediately after the rounding up of the Austrian men-of-war the British Government announced that ships were available from the Mediterranean for use in any other theatre of war should necessity arise. Turkey, therefore, it would appear, must move her troops by land, We are told that the Mosul and Damascus army corps have been constantly sending troops to the south, preparatory to an invasion of Egypt and the Suez Canal from Akaba and Gaza. Any
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