IN THE BALKANS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13659, 30 August 1916, Page 3

IN THE BALKANS.

BULGARIAN BALKAN SCHEME. SERBIANS SAVE SITUATION, ("I'llb Times'' Smir-o.) Beceivcil August 2!), at 8.45 .pin, LONDON, August 28. Mr W. L, Jeffries, the Athens correspondent of the Daily Mail says: The Bulgars' scheme was to rapidly overcome the Serbians and descend rapidly with an army corps towards Athens, hoping by the disorder to seriously emharass General Sarrail. Although the Serbians were only 8000 against 60,000 Bulgars, they saved the situation. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.') Received August 29, at 8/lu p.m, LONDON, August 28. A French official message says: The Serbians eastward of Oerna made important progress in the direction of Yetrinik. They repulsed three Bulgarian attacks between Banica and Ostrovo inflicting serious losses, The Bulgarians occupied various localities abondoned by the Greeks westward of Kavalla, British monitors bombarded the eneni)' gathering at the mouth of the Struma, The French report denies the Bulgarian communique' of Saturday stating that the Serbs were defeated nt Kukoruz. The Serbs repeatedly defeated the Bulgarians,

BULQABS RESIST GERMANS. ("The Times" Service.) Received August 20, at 8.45 p.m. LONDON, August 20. The Times correspondent at Bucharest says: The situation in Bulgaria is critical. A German division was summoned to suppress the Prussian (?) movement at Philippopolis, Yeamboli, mid Starazaora, The population resisted and there was considerable bloodshed, The position of Dr Radoslavoff's Cabinet is very critical. BULGARIA'S UNHAPPY LOT. PREPARING TO CHANGE STDES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PARTS, August 28. The Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria, who was recently in Vienna, expressed himself to the Bnnrbonists as most friendly to the French, It is deduced from the Prince's statement that the Czar of Bulgaria, if defeated, would abdicate in favour of Prince Boris, who would immediately declare himself for the Allies.