The Balkans War

Inangahua Times, 14 May 1913, Page 3

The Balkans War

London, May 13 The Allies reply takes note of the exclusion of the reservations relating to Albania and the Islands. Nevertheless they cinnol bev lieve that they will not be allowed to-discuss questions affecting their vital interests and arising out of a victorious wai of liberation, but the Allies agree that the difference between the two standpoints ought not to interrupt the peace negotations.

The Turkish Troops CONSTANTINOPLE, May 13. The Turkish transports embark Essad's troops at Dnrazzo and Djavid Pasha's at Valor.a, totalling thirty thousand. The majority are destined for Asia Minor. FRONTIER QUESTION. Soma, May r :t M. Sarafoff, forra:r Minister at Constantinople, is proceeding to Athens to negotiate in conjunction wi-h the Buleatian Minister for an agreement delimiting the frontier. The recent encounters were due to the Greeks attempting to occupy strategetic points. Remonstrances on the Subject have been addressed to Greece.

Transfer of ROME, May 13. International detachments have landed at Sangiovanni and t' e formal transfer of Skutari has been fixed for Thursday. PEACE IN [SIGHT. LONDON, May 13. The newspapers declare that now the reservations are reduced there is a pious wish that there may be nothing to prevent the j signature of the preliminary | peace treaty immediately. ANGLO-TURKISH . AGREEMENT. The Daily Mail's Constanti-; nople correspondent says that a ' draft agreement will shortly be submitted to the Porte, transferring to Britain Turkey's shares in the section of Railway southward.

o ■; ,:;cl dto Bassora and M > i, ~nd .- tiling questions ai'f.cUru Brit i;i in the Persian Gulf. Received May 14th- 9- a.m. Athens May 13. It is semiofficially s'ated, though Greece has intimated in April she intended strengthening lv:r occupation at Leftera and e'sewhere, and Bulgaria hid promise i to withdraw, the latter a,ta keci the Greek ar illery a'hen t . p..n„ tj carry oul iu~ p. :.