MONTENEGRIN OBJECTIVE,
ADVANCE ON SCUTARI. (Received Juno. 21, 8.15 p.m.) Eome, June 20. The Montenegrins have occupied the heights of Tarabosch, dominating Scutari, which is their objective. Scutari, with a population of 32,000, is tho principal city of the threatened State of Albania, whose independence was agreed upon by the Great Powers at the London Ambassadorial Conference after the first Balkan war. The independence of Albania was ratified by the Treaty of Bucharest, August 10, 1913, and Try the terms of the treaty the Albanian frontier was delimited to include Scutari. During the Balkan war Scutari was taken by Montenegro after a six months' siege, but on May 5, 1913, the King of Montenegro was persuaded by the Great Powers to evacuate the city, which, much against the will of tho Montenegrin;?, was subsequently allotted to Albania. Scutari is within about 10 miles of the Montenegrin irontier, and about 60 miles from Durazzo, the capital of Albania, which Las been occupied by tho Servians. Mount Tarabosli is a famous stronghold dominating the south-'.vest front of the Scutari defences.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15950, 22 June 1915, Page 7
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