THE BALKANS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15512, 12 February 1916, Page 9

THE BALKANS.

GREECE'S ATTITUDE. NEUTRALITY AT ALL COSTS. STATEMENT BY PREMIER. (By Cable. —Pr«s» Association. —Copyright.) (Received February 11th, 10.30 p.m.) ATHENS, February 10. Mr Martin Donohoe, correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle," reports that M. Skouloudis mad© a statement in Parliament regarding the policy of the Government, which he said had been endorsed by the Chamber. The keynote of the statement was neutrality.

This poller, as the evolution of events had showiij was tho best safeguard to keep tho country from disaster. Ho hoped to bo ab!o to save Grecce from tlic dangers menacing her, owing to the colossal international strugglo and tho pressure -which "was being brought to bear to induce her to depart from her neutrality. Such pressure, ho said, might increase, but -whatever influence and whatever coercion was used, it was the intention of Grcecc, and her indisputable right, to remain outside a strugglo which waa foreign to her national interests. Grecco had protested against the violation of her sovereign rights involved in the occupation of Karaburnu and Corfu. Karaburnu is tho fortified position on the peninsula on tho cast side of tho Gulf of Salonica, commanding the narrow passage leading to the Bay of 'Salonica. It was recently occupied by the Allies, probably as a safeguard against submarine attacks oil transports and warships. ATTITUDE OF ROUMANIA ANOTHER WHEAT DEAL. SUPPLIES FOR CENTRAL POWERS. LONDON. February 10. The Roumanian Export Committee has decided to sell 100,000 -waggon loads of cereals to tho Central Powers. COAL FROM RUSSIA. ("Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services.) BUCHAREST, February 10. Russia is sending enormous quantities of coal to Roumania. THE SERBIAN ARMY. SAJED BY THE ALLIES. A MARVELLOUS OPERATION. (Received February 11th, 10.30 p.m.) PARIS, February 10. 31. Vesuitcli, the Serbian Minister, in an interview, expressed his thanks to France and the Allies for saving 150,000 men of the Serbian Army. The activity of M. Briand and General Joffre, ho said, had secured for France the devotion of the Slavs. The "Gaulois" says Britain and Italy participated in - the marvellous operations of rescuing the Serbian Army, to which task they had brought an activity and devotion above all praise. Everything had been achieved silently and without a hitch. THE SALONICA LINES. TRENCH WARFARE PROBABLE, C'Time»" and "Sydney Sun" Service*.) ATHENS, February 10. The "Patras" learns from a semi, official German source that the German Headquarters Staff has decided to abandon the attack on Salonica, resorting to trench warfare instead, for which purpose German engineers have been sent to Macedonia. ARRESTED CONSULS. (Received Februarv 11th. 10.30 p.m.) ATHENS, February 10. The Austrian and German Consuls who were arrested at 3litylene have been released at ( ? removed to) Toulon.