PEACE OR WAR?

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15193, 6 January 1913, Page 5

PEACE OR WAR?

ULTIMATUM TO TURKEY.

ALLIES' FINAL DEMANDS.

ADRIANOPLE TO BE GIVEN UP,

OR WAR AFTER .FOUR DAYS.

TURKEY TO ANSWER TO-DAY.

POWERS LIKELY TO INTER-

VENE.

(Received January 5, 5.5 p.m.)

London, January 4. The Balkan Peace Conference again met yesterday,' but no finality was reached.

The boundaries proposed by Turkey were submitted to the conference. The suggested line started near Adrianople, • leaving that city in Turkish hands, thence followed the River Arda westward and afterwards striking a line in a south-west direction to Lagos Bay (on the iEgean Sea), eastward of the island of Thasos. . . /The Turks stated that they were prepared to renounce Crete on the great Powers undertaking that they would not have to cede any other islands. • * The delegates, in replying to these proposals, said that they regretted that Turkey ignored the results of the war. They werfe justified, they said, in ceasing the negotiations forthwith, but to prove that they were conciliatory they would delay their decision until Monday.

Reschid Pasha (the principal Turkish delegate) thereupon stated that he and his colleagues were prepared to reply this afternoon. What the Allies Want. The allies formulated their conditions, which they demanded that the Turks should accept or reject by four o'clock on Monday afternoon. / The conditions include the relinquishing of Crete, the cession of the iEgean Islands and the delimitation of Thrace, leaving Adrianople in the possession of the allies. The allies state k that if the demands are not complied with by the time stated the peace negotiations will be broken off.

Powers' Probable Intervention.

Most of the newspapers state that tlyjy are convinced that the Powers are bound to intervene if the Conference fails to secure peace.

A remarkable optimism in regard to the peace negotiations prevails in Constantinople, and has produced an appreciable rise in stocks. V

The Daily Telegraph asserts that the allies have received information to the effect- that Nazim Pasha (Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish Army) ** has informed the Grand Vizier that Turkey is unable to resume hostilities.

IF THE CONFERENCE FAILS. WAR TO START AGAIN IN FOUR DAYS. (Received January 6, 12.25 a.m.) London, January 5. No sitting of the Peace Conference was held yesterday Reschid Pasha suggesting at the last moment, an adjournment till Monday.

M. Daneff (President of the Bulgarian Parliament) states that the Turks want more time in order to obtain future instructions from Constantinople. . The Turks, on the other hand, say that the adjournment will give the allies time for reflection.

The Turkish instructions regarding the retention of Adrianople and the JEgean Islands are stated to be quite definite.

The allies', delegates say that unless the Turks comply with all their demands to-morrow hostilities will be resumed four days later.

BULGARIA'S BIG WAR BILL

WHAT TURKEY MAY BE ASKED TO PAY. NEARLY £30,000,000. (Received January 5, 5.5 p.m.) Sofia, January 4. In addressing a deputation from the Sobranje (Bulgarian Parliament) yesterday King Ferdinand said that if a settlement of the Balkan situation was not reached at the London Conference the allies would not hesitate to again resort to arms to secure equitable satisfaction for the sacrifices that they had made.

It. is reported that the war has cost Bulgaria £29,360,000 and that she is claiming an equivalent war indemnity from Turkey, j

GREEKS AND TURKS. KEEPING UP THE WAR. 7000 CASUALTIES IN A MONTH. (Beceired January 5, 5.5 p.m.) " Athens, January 4. Since the armistice was signed a month ago over 7000 Greeks and Turks have been killed or wounded in the various engagements. ~ ~

It is officially announced that the 2000 Turks who formed the garrison on the Island of Chios (in the iEgean Sea) have unconditionally surrendered to the Greeks.

FRICTION BETWEEN ALLIES. SERVIANS AND GREEKS. London, January 4. Advices from Salonika state that Servians have occupied several villages in the Fiorina district, near Monastir, which were evacuated by

the Greek Sixth Division. Servians disarmed many Greek soldiers, and ordered them away from the villages.

»The Greek Prefect refused to hand over the administration of Fiorina to the Servians \

ROUMANIAN PREPARATIONS

NOTICE TO RESERVE OFFICERS

(Received January 5, 5.5 p.m.)

Bucharest, January 4.

The officers of - the Roumanian reserve have been ordered to prepare to join the colours.

VFOOTBALL.

AFRICA DEFEATS ENGLAND.

By Telegraph Press Association.—Copyright.

(Received January 6, 12.25 a.m.)

London, January 5. The South African footballers defeated a representative English team yesterday by a try and two penalty goals to a try. "*

The contest was a splendid one, and the teams -were level at halftime. The English, players were persistently offside. The fine placekicking of D. Morkels won the match.

There was an attendance of 40,000 people.