IN THE BALKANS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13661, 1 September 1916, Page 3

IN THE BALKANS.

FAILURE OF BULGARIAN OFFENSIVE. SERBIANS IN FIGHTING FORM. ALLIED LINE HELD FIRMLY. (Australian and H.'i. Calilo Association,) LONDON, August 30. The Bulgarian attempt to roll up the Allies' left and reach the sea is failing miserably, and the evacuation of Sorovitich is momentarily expected. The Athens correspondent of tho Daily Chronicle says: Nothing decisive has occurred on the Allies' left, which is still the point of interest, but there are modifications which may lead to an important result. The enemy are attempting a movement towards Katara and Nitzandans with the object of throwing attacks, upon the Serbian left Hank. This attack is opening. The Serbian line holds firm elsewhere, with a slight advance- here and there, LONDON, August 3(1. At Mount Kokul the Serbians dislodged the Bulgars, who are falling bacii upon the outskirts of Socovitch. It is estimated that there have been 80,000 Bulgarian losses on the Serbian front. . ■

PARIS, August 30. A French comiiiuiiiijuc says; Wc have bombarded the Struma front and Lake Uoiran. Wc have made progress westward of the' Vardar, •'

Tiicre has been violent artillery' ar (ion between Ventcreiiik'and Ostrovo.

The Serbians repulsed tho Bulgars westward of Qstrovo with heavy losses.

SALONIKA, August 30. The, enemy shelled Kopriva ridge on tilts Struma, front. Our artillery retaliated, silencing, the .batteries. Our aeroplanes bombed Drama station and troop and transport trains at Porna, apparently with success.

BALKAN SITUATION.

IMPORTANT CHANGE FORECASTED.

RUMANIAN ULTIMATUM TO

BULGARIA,

(Australian and N.Z. Gallic Association). LONDON, August 30. . Ji is reported tliiit Riiinania is- sending nil ultimatum to'Bulgaria'-demand-ing the immediate evacuation of -Serbian territory and a re-establishment of »the boundaries in accordance with the Bucharest Treatv. ;

, it is anticipated that events immediately pending will result in an important change in the Balkan situation and tints mark the opening oi' a vitally important stage of the war.

THE "KING" OP ALBANIA.

TO FIGHT IN THE BALKANS.

(Australian and N.Z. Calilo Association)

. PARIS, August ill). f Essad Pasha has arrived at Salonika, (o lake* command of the Albanian conhigent.

TO ATTACK BULGARIA.

RUSSIAN TROOPS CROSSING

RUMANIA,

("The Times'' Service) ' PETROGKAD, August 30. A correspondent, says: It may be asHiißitrt that Russian troops arc now well into Rumania, BOMBARDMENT OP VARNA, RUSSIAN NAVY BUSY (Australian and N.Z. OaMe Association.) Received' August 31. 5.53 ji.m. BUCHAREST, August 31. Tin? naval bombardment of Varna (on the Bulgarian coast) continues.

' BULGAR CLAIMS.

CONQUERED POSITIONS CON. • SOLIDATED. *

(Australian mid N.iJ. Onblo Association.) Received August 31, (i.-lu p.m. AMSTERDAM, August 30. A Bulgarian, coiiimuuujue says: On the right wing, we consolidated' our new positions in the Fiorina plain and west and north of Ostrovo Lake. We repulsed the Serbian attacks at Moglena and conquered tfie heights to the south ff Sborsko. On the. left wing we consolidated the new positions east of the ■Struma ami the coast from Orfano Gulf to Vesta Bay, '