ALBANIA'S WARS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 163, 10 July 1914, Page 5

ALBANIA'S WARS.

! THE EPIROTE REVOLT. CAPTURE OF KORITZA. i Received P. 10 a.m. ) ATHEXP. July 0. Th« Kpir.itr after' three days tiphlins. have rapuir"'! Koritza. The Albanian garrison has retreated to Valona. Describing tbe recent atUck upon Diirn>.7..i. aii Knsli-'.i curre-ponileni ,ay> : been enjcteil a; Unraz7.li. Prince Williuu uf Wie < l ffeni to Albania a< its ruler by commiind of Ibe (.r.-at IVwi-r*. and was accredite.l a- a- mo.icrn ><ilnn and a fliarlerna.irnf , who w.uiM i|iiiekly settle that nio=t unsettled principality. WonJerful .-;iTii , - were rclateil of ],;. mn-fr-fill perionaliiy. of lii- ~tat.viait. ~f liis astiue cli|ilomai'v. of. hi- military prowi'ss. of lii~ ii\i,- knowledjie. and vi lii-' kindly qiialitir.-, P.irt of Kurope :n<i.~t--d upon repardinj: liim a- a LohenJH'in. 'J'he rr.-t of it wnr.-liipped him aoce of thf Anointed. Hut l'rin.-e William at the lirst .-ound i>f cannon oui ~; hi- ,ra/y capital with the Yvo-meniolk and 70 trunkfuU of fa\. lal*, to tind pinctuary on an Austrian warship. 11- li-ti-ncl to the poisoned sluries of hi- Dut.'i ifliL-cr- nnd exile.l Es'il.l Pa*ha. and knew .-,-> little of the will iribe-inen that lie sent his Dutch oflicers to bounce and bully them. When it came to Ilieat- rstarvelingi mari-hins: upon hi- palace with the rude «eapon< of anei«-ni history. Prince Wilto check th<-m. and iie had not the tourace iv place liim.-i-.lf at tbe head of the loyal townsTiien to arrest their onset. -Ml sorts hi ix.u-i- arc l>. iillt put forward in extenuation of hi.- cowardly conduct. But the Albanians at. least know a man when they nice; one. and M. Mpret will never be able to impose upon them again, thmiyh the (Ireat rowers should ft ill allirm that he is the rijrhtfiil Sovereign. If M. Mp;et ha- 5 not already ab.licat.rd it. <'annot he lonj: lieiore be make- \ray fr.r a better man. I; will *ake the boldness of a buccaneer t i compel the tribesmen's respect.