THE POWERS' NOTE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 341, 30 October 1908, Page 7

THE POWERS' NOTE.

BULGARIA AGREES. AUSTRIA EVACUATES NOVIBA7AR. MINISTER MOLESTED. A SERVIAN MISSION TO BRITAIN. (ni TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPIBIQaT.) (Rec. October 29, 11.37 p.m.) 1 Sofia, October 29. Bulgaria has intimated that she conforms to the request of the Powers. [It was cabled yesterday: An identical Note from the Governments ol' Great Britaiu, France, and Russia has been presented at! Sofia. It takes note of King Ferdinand's statement that, the declaration of independence by Bulgaria does, not exclude the question of compensation to Turkey. Bulgaria is advised to send an envoy to Constantinople, to arrange for equitable compensation, and the Note also asks Bul?a;ia, at Turkey's instance, to abstain from mobilisation of her troops. Italy and Germany approve of the terms of the Note.] BULGAK RESERVISTS DISBANDING. London, October 28. The Sofia correspondent of "The Times" states that Bulgaria is disbanding to-day 75,000 time-expired troops and reservists. SERVIA COURTS THE POWERS. MINISTER IN ENGLAND. ( ' (Rec. October 29, 11.45 p.m.) London, October 29. M. MHovanovitch, Servian Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is in London, hqd an interview with the British Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward\Grey) lasting Half an hour. 1 : ' ' CROWN PRINCE WILL BE WELCOME IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, October 28. An enthusiastic reception awaitß the Servian Crown Prince in St. Petersburg. The Prince, it is understood, is visiting the Russian capital on the invitation of the Tsar. ■ .

HUNGARIAN-POLICE, AND RUSSIAN ' . MINISTER. 1 (Rec. October 29, '11.45 p.m.) Belgrade, October 29. Frontier police' at Semlin (a town of Hungary, on the left bank of the Danube) roughly molested the Russian] Minister to Belgrade, and ransacked his baggage. j AUSTRIA'S "NO" TO SERVIA. I 1 ' "I \ TERRITORIAL COMPENSATION NOT TO ' BE GIVEN.' Vienna, October 28. Baron Aerenthal, Foreign. Minister,- addressing the . Delegations ,of Budapest, reiterated that .territorial, compensation in tl case of Servia an<J Montenegro was quite inadmissible. \ . . NO VI BAZAR. AUSTRIAN TROOPS RETIRE. (Rec. October 29, 11.37 p.m.). Sofia, October 29. Austria has evacuated .the sanjak, of JSTovibazafiD.i>wu .; -A .'jViiwjtiUiOi'-tr.l ,}.r [The Treaty of; Berlin placed the Turkish provinces, of Bosnia, and Herzegovina under tha occupation and general administration of Austria, and placed the Turkish district of, Novibazar "Under . Austria's-military occupati.il. In announcing her'annexation/of Bosnia'.-iad Herzegovina, Austria notified 'that she -.would return Novibazar to Turkey.] . • CRETANS AND GREEK UNION. POWERS MAY DISCUSS WITH TURKEY. (Rec. October' 29, 11.46 p.m.) London, October 29. The Cretans have been: pacified by a promise of the Protecting' Powers (Britain, Russia, France, and Italy) jto benevolently consider, a discussion with Turkey concerning the union of Crete with if order is maintained and if Moslems are protected.