AIRMAN'S GOOD WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15251, 14 March 1913, Page 7

AIRMAN'S GOOD WORK.

BOMBS AMONGST TURKS. BIPLANE STRUCK BY BULLETS. (Received March 14,. 12.5 a.m.) . Paris, March 13. Advices state that Sacoff, a Russian aviator, did important work in the taking of Janina. He flew from Nicropolis over the forts, carrying six bombs. The forts fired at the airship with shrapnel. Two bullets struck the biplane, and one pierced the petrol tank. Sacoff launched six bombs , oyer Fort Bizani, causing considerable damage. The troops were.-panic-stricken. - • '-: ATTACK ;ON SCUTOLv- ; ;;'' ASSISTANCE OF SERVIANS. AUSTRIAN OBJECTION DISREGARDED. , Vienna, March 12. Twenty-one Greek transports have disembarked Servians at San ■■>Giovanni" di Medua, for ; the" assistance of the Montenegrins in the attack on Scutari.. : ;"v:'/'-> h The Belgrade newspaper Politica states . that the . Austrian Minister has demanded the recall of the Servian troops which are proceeding to assist the Montenegrins in the capture of Scutari, because that town is designed to be the capital of Albania. M. Passitch (Servian Premier) has replied that Servia is compelled to assist the . allies without consideration as to what becomes of Scutari. ROUMANIAN DEMANDS. AMBASSADORS TO CONFERS St. Petersburg, March 12., : Roumania and Bulgaria have presented to M. Sazonoff (Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs)' a memorandum dealing with the dispute regarding Roumania's claim for new territory for submission to the Ambassadors' mediation at a conference. (Received March 14, 12.5- a.m.) Sofia, March 13. < A deputation of 600 Bulgarians residing at Silistria , and Balchich (near the Roumanian border) have urged the Government not to cede these regions to Roumania. ... FORMAL REPLY TO POWERS. DEFERRED TILL FRIDAY. (Received March 14, 12.5 a.m.) Sofia, March 13. The formal reply of the allies to the Powers has been postponed till to-morrow, owing to certain modifications which are being drafted.