TROUBLED BALKANS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15500, 6 January 1914, Page 7

TROUBLED BALKANS.

QUESTIONS IN DISPUTE. RUSSIAN ACCUSATIONS. TURKEY'S DREADNOUGHT. FUNDS FOR THE GREEKS. By Telegraph—Press Association— 'Received January 5, 6 p.m.) St. Petersbueo, January 4. The newspaper Retch, in an article regarded as emphasising the viewc of M. Sazonoff (Minister for Foreign Affairs), accuses France an ' Britain of insincerity over Russia's protest against the German military mission to Turkey, and also over the Albanian and >Egean Islands questions.

THE £GEAN ISLANDS. -INTERCHANGE OF VIEWS. Berlin, January 4. The North German Gazette says the ~'Egean Islands question will be solved by an interchar -o of Europe „n views instead of ,n exchange of Notes bv'-woen the Triple Alliance and Britain, France, and [ Austria. BRAZIL AND BATTLESHIP. GOVERNMENT CRITICISED. Rio de Janeiro, January 4. The Brazilian Government dis- ! claims any connection with the sale of the battleship Rio de Janeiro to Turkey, and maintains that the vessel was eutirely at the disposal of the builders. Vice<Admiral Huetbacellar (formerly chief of the commission which supervised the Rio de Janeiro's construction) has been arrested x'or criticising the Government's action in parting with the vessel. This step, he states, has injured Brazil's prestige. TURKISH WAR MINISTER. RESIGNATION ANNOUNCED. (Received January 6. 12.15 a.m.) Constantinople, January 4. The present Minister for War has resigned from the Turkish Cabinet, and will be succeeded by Enver Bey. The population is thought to be generally satisfied with the purchase of the Dreadnought. Financial circles are perturbed. Enver Bey's appointment is viewed with some misgivings, inasmuch as he is considered favourable to Germany's aspirations in the Levant. Enver Bey, in an interview yesterday, said that he entered the Cabinet solely as a' factor in military reorganisation, and for defensive purpose exclusively.

GREEK LOAN OF £20,000,000. BILL READ FIRST TIME. Athens, January 4 A Bill has been read a first time in the Chamber of Deputies authorising the raising of a 5 per cent, loan of £20,000,000 to be issued at 87|.

SERVIA AND ALBANIA.

FOUR VILLAGES OCCUPIED.

Vienna, December 30.

Servian troops have occupied four Albanian villagesKolovozii, Novoselo, Strezoram, and Topeojan the Powers decided should belong to Albania.