THE BALKANS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 228, 29 March 1909, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

GERMAN INTERFERENCE. 'Press Assn— By telegraph— Copyright. BELGRADE, yesterday. It is considered" in? some quarters that the "Crown Prince's renunciation is duo to .his extreme disappointment at Servia's isolation. ' ST. PETERSBURG, yesterday. M. Isvolsky's decision that Russia is "prepared 'to recognise tho annexation- of Bosnia and Herzegovina, became known at St. .Petersburg from foreign telegrams.' The discovery is causing the. greatest excitement, jrtid there are ' most heated comments -in the Russian-newspapers. ■ ," > LONDON, Yesterday. The Times sjiows that after military precautions by Austria and Germany to prevent any resistance to Balkan agreements with the Porte, Gorman diplomacy took to the field at St. Petersburg, ancl wrested from 31. Isvolsky the declaration mentioned. The Times' adis that in the kghfr -of Germany's temporary triumph, which cannot tend to permanent peace, the censure debate m the House of Commons will assume a new •and increased significance. - "The British Navy," concludes the Times, "has stood more than- once between Europe and the claims of the same great Continental Power to Tie the sole. and supreme arbiter ot desA semi-official' report from Rome states that Germany has asked the Powers to adhere to M. Isvolsky a declaration to" Baron Aehrenthal regarding the recognition of Austria s annexation of. Bosnia-Herzegovina. Reuter's . Vienna correspondent states that Sir Edward Grey intends -to ask for an "adjustment of AustroServian differences before the Powers recognise the annexation Baron Aehrenthal's repl^will be that these^ are two entirely distinct questions. „,