ALBANIA IN ARMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 181, 30 July 1912, Page 5

ALBANIA IN ARMS.

REBELS HOLD THE PROVINCE. TROOPS ASSIST THEM. A PLIANT MINISTER. lEy Cable.— —Copyright-) CONSTANTINOPLE, July 29. It has transpired that the Moslem ( Malisaori plainsmen attacked two battalions between Tahernoleva and Prizrend. Some of the troops deserted and othersurrendered. Three hundred soldiers, to-hiding £ many Young Turk officers belonging to , tbe Committee of Union and Progress, were killed. a Six hundred were taken prisoners and ( 1.000 rifles and 25 loads of a-nnmnition , were captured. , There are indications that the whole , of Albania has risen against the Committee of Union and Progress. Tlie troops are mostly more hostile to the committee than to the insurgents. ' The recent entry of Prince Hassan, the Albanian rebel loader, into Prishtina was unopposed on the Porte's instructions ' and in pursuance of the policy of conciliation. During the confusion prisoners espiped, seized arms and fired on the gendarmes. ' Eighteen were killed and 17 were - wounded. ' Both sides finding the Ministry pliant. Prince Hassan has proclaimed himself director of the general rebel movement, and with a force of 50,000 has seized the i telegraphs. ■■ Turkish officials everywhere have been expelled. The rebels control the whole province except Ipek, with the tacit consent or the overt co-operation of a large portion of the local forces. They are demanding the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies. The Porte has resolved to dissolve | Parliament constitutionally when the ! Chamber of Deputies exhausts its power to resist certain bills. Meanwhile a manifesto issued to the Albanians announces that the employment of armed forces against them hereafter is forbidden, promises annual elections, and empowers a commission to arrange reforms. THE BALKAN STATES. MAY TAKE PART IN THE EIGHT, LONDON, July 29. The Vienna correspondent of the "Times" says that the Turkish crisis is being closely watched. In some circles a fear is growing that the chaos will severely strain the pacifii intentions of some of the .Balkan States, or cause the Turks to welcome an enemy less inaccessible than Italy as a means of restoring discipline and unity in the Ottoman army. COAL TO BE DEARER. —-■ ■ - .- m ■ i. -. TWO SHILLINGS PER TON ADVANCE. INCREASED COST OF DISTRIBUTION j Householders will bo interested to know that after to-morrow they must j allow an extra. 2/ per ton when making I up their coal accounts, a rise of this ! amount having been found necessary by ! the Auckland Coal Dealers' Association. j Taupiri household coal, which is the principal kind used in Auckland, is at I present 31/ net per ton. and from August 1 the not price will be 33.'. Taupiri steam- | house, another coal in general use. will he .'lO/ net instead of 28/. as at present I quoted. Oversea coal will experience a i corresponding rise. When asked about the matter this morning an Auckland dealer explained that it was three years since there had i been a revision of the price list, and in I the meantime the cost of distribution had gone up non«id. r.ibly. Th'-re are several I factors which have i-nu-or] the advance in . I price, an important ono being the cost of I sacks, which is a heavy item. The addi- ■: tional cost caused by the rise in price of sacks is 1/ per ton. and in addition to . I this must be taken into account the . I increased cost of labour, which a fleets the .! denier in several ways—in bagging and . I delivery, only to mention two. The dealer .! pointed out that even with the rise which iiit Ins boon found necessary to make the , 1 price of liouschobl coal in Auckland is i its-, than it is in any of the large centres of the Dominion. Regarding oversea coal. ' it. was explained that freights had gone \ up. and the cost of handling on the • wharves was another item which had increased. I "