IN THE BALKANS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13660, 31 August 1916, Page 3

IN THE BALKANS.

"WE DON'T WANT T,O FIGHT ■'; YOU." .

BULGARIAN CONFESSION

ENGLISH AND SERBIAN POSITIONS HELD.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

PORTLAND (Oregon),' August 2». Rome lias sent a wireless message to London that/German, find Turkish officers are reported to have been assassinated at Sofia, ' '

, 'SALONIKA, August 29. \ It is reported thai the O.veks have withdraw* from Seres and th,i Uulgars have occupied the place. Bulsiiv residents -welcomed them. Comitndjis are being formed to co-operate with the Bulgars. After the failure on Sunday throe violent attacks were made" on the Banitza-Ostro'vo road, ■ The Bulgars were, content with a desultory artillery, action.

. The Serbians maintain their positions, and there is no change on the Struma. The English patrols are in the habit of leaving newspapers for the Bulgars, who. have left the following message: "We do not want to fight you." Leave us alone and we will not molest you,"

VALUE OP SALONIKA LANDING,

VITAL FOR' POLITICAL REASONS,

(Australian and N.Z, Cable Association,)

PARIS, August 20,

•The British opponents of the Salonika expedition on military grounds now have cause to thank' M, Briand's firmuess in' maiiitaing that it was vital for political reasons,

Mr W, J. Calvert, special correspondent- of the Daily Chronicle, states that the Serbian Staff lias certain information that the Bulgars have frequently ijiurdered wounded Serbs, ''

NO DEVELOPMENT ON BRITISH FRONTS.

BULGARIAN BRUTALITY PROVED.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,)

LONDON, August 29, (Official).

Thwe have been no developments on ft* .'British fronts at Struma and Doiran, ■'

("The Times" Service.)

LONDON, August 29.. . Mr 6. Ward Price, Tho Times eorre-' apondent in the Balkans, says that the Bulgars are hilling the Serbian woundbd, and quotes seventeen authentic eases.

M, Nevolani, the Mayor, and another official, was murdered at Aytqs. The Serbian Headquarters arc officially protesting for the Bulgarians bombing the .Serbian wounded.on seven occasions,

ALLIES' ARTILLERY ACTIVE. SERBIANS JN FIGHTING FORM; (Australian ami N.Z. C.ililn.AssnM.iLlnn.) llfccived August HO, 13 p.m. . "LONDON, Angus!..!!!». A French nfl'ii'i.nl report from Salonlien says: There i,s great artillery activity in Lake Dpirnn region and on the banks of Hie Vai'dar, where we destroyed an aviation establishment at Mencencc. Westward of the lake we continue to make progress, towards Djiimenic.a. The Serbians have pursued their advance, towards Yelrenik. They repelled strong Bulgarian at lacks northwest of Lake Ostrovo, and further southward.

■bramJLtio developments in , ' bulgaria. citange of tune. ItUSSfAK INFLUENCE TELLTNG. (Australian nnd N.E. Cable Association), Rweivort August-30, 8.5 p.m. ROME, August 30. Bucharest messages state that the King of Bulgaria has left Sofia for

Vienna,' ' PrTfice Boris has 'become' a Russophile and Dr Radsolavoff (Premier) is prepared to become a convert. '(.{rave events are portended in Sofia. A Russophile Ministry is p055ib1e........ Dr E. J. Dillon, writing from Rome to the Daily Telegraph, states that the Bulgarian plan of action must b(t decided directly or catastrophe is inevitable, 'The "Russophile party has still time to make overtures to the Entente to withdraw from the German alliance, depose Ferdinand, and proclaim Prince Boris King on condition that the Serbian-Maeedonia-Enos Midis frontier be ac.corded Bulgaria."'"'... .