London, Nov. 5.
Reuter's correspondent in Tripoli has arrived at Malta. He says that, contrary to the Italian se-counts, the Turks and Arabs en-in the fighting between october 23 and 26 did not amount to more than 2,000. Yet they completely surprised the Italians, inflicting losses on them to the number of one thousand, and forcing them to abandon a part of the oasis. The Italian front on October 23 was fifteen kilometres in length. It is now eight kilometres. The Turks signalized their success by advancing their artillery and shelling the Italian lines. They actually dropped a shell on General Caneva's quarters.
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