Telegrams from Milan state that the first expedition, consisting of 23,000 men, will be ready to sail for Tripoli on October 3, und that 13,000 more will follow sharily.
The naval squadron concentrated at Augusta, near Syracuse, is io readiness tu sail. Much enthusiasm was witnessed at Turonto when the Duke of the Abruzzi left there in command of a flotilla of destroyers and torpedo boats. The commanders of the two squadrons are in wireless communication with fast cruisers which are patrolling the seas between Malta and Tripoli.
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