THE BLANKANS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 96, 21 October 1908, Page 5

THE BLANKANS.

P^ Ass.-Bytelegragh-CopyjlW. Italy is averse to the Anglo-Rus-sian draft of the programme. for the conference. yIENNA) yesterday . . The Austrians at Neusatz on theDanube stopped a German steamer with Servian munitions of war. Similarly three batteries of quickfirers were stopped at Subotitsa. BELGRADE, yesterday tiae authorities at Belgrade have sent officials. Jo assess the damage <tofte to, the Austrian shops. ' " ■ The Times says that iii Belgrade on Monday , notwithstanding the popular displays of bellicose sentiment, war ■was. not regarded. as imminent in the ;best-informed qtiarters. PARIS, yesterday. TJie newspaper Le Temps states that Prince J^erd-maaid on Saturday througte^e French Minister at Sofia, telegrapJied to<President Fallieres liis pacific intentions and determination - t<> .com© to, an agreemerit with Turkey and adopt the principle of com<pensation. f*. M . Pichon informed the Turkish. 'Ambassador of this, and the latter communicated with the authorities :at Stambotil, thus stopping the mobilisation of the ti'oops. LONDON, yesterday. Renter's correspondent at Constantinople reports that Turkey' is showing, a disposition to avoid the conierence and negotiate direct with ..Austria and Bulgaria. The latter |is\disposed- to-, negotiate direct with •Turkeys- regarding the " Orient rail-] 'v^way%'' .-j^ ■■; . ■''■ - .:'.%,.'...' : - i: .'j