THE ALBANIAN RISING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 92, 31 March 1911, Page 1

THE ALBANIAN RISING.

SEVERE FIGHTING.

TURKISH LOSSES.

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Constantinople, Mar. 30. /" Advices from Skodra show that the Turkish troops have been ait all points engaged fighting for twenty-four hours. . Four officers, and 160 men were killed. The enemy was 10,000 strong, including 2000 MontoeColonel Schltchling’s murder is regarded as a sign of Albanian excitement similar to that of when the Albanians shot the Russian consuls at Mitrovitza and Monastir. ■■ The Turkish Minister threatens to quit Cettinje yin twenty>-four hours unless twelve Turkish soldiers captured by the Montenegrins ate surrendered. .

A JEHAD CREED. t , ■: : ' ' M'-- ■ SSjJ'- ■ W THE POSITION TNFLAMM ABT R (Received 31, 10.25 a.m.) Constantinople, Mar. 30. ’ A sensatiori was caused at Skodra through the town criers, in mis-, take, proclaiming £ holy war against the Albanian Christians. Shops are being dosed, and the position is infiannmdde. It is evident that the Turkish and Montenegrin policies regarding Albania are in open conflict. Montenegro contends for an autonomous Albania under the suzerainty of . Montenegro as the only rational .policy. Msftista£ of War, in a speech, declared an independent Albania could not exist without Turkey, whilst Turkf also realised they could not remain in Europe without the support of the Albanians. - • The murderers of Capt. 1 Schlich- . ting, the German instructor to the Turkish army, have been sentenced* to death, and * will be executed forthwith. ' ' , '