THE BALKAN TROUBLE

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8295, 25 September 1903, Page 2

THE BALKAN TROUBLE

[Br Electric Telkquai-h.—Coi'vmajjj

(Per Press Association.) Received September 25, at 8.45 a.m. London, September 84 A portion of the British vUediicrr;int squadron is in Suda Bay in reading f? emergency.

Received September 25, at 9.15 a.m.

Constantinople, heptemlh r 24. j The Grand Vizier in Juno overruled, 1 til the 'Macedonian Committee agitati,,,' ceased, Natchovitch's proposals for nomy, whereby ho hoped to complete y," Austro-Russian reforms. The Sultan n OSf spontaneously offers a similar scheme u, l( ) Turkish and Bulgarian Commissioner,, Bulgaria "has replied that- she can only upon written proposals. The donian leaders declare that the Sultan wishes to gain time, as his troops are n„j prepared for a winter campaign and are i w . able to invade until the insurrection is pressed. Received September 25, at 9.20 a.m. 'Constantinople, {September 24. There are eleven thousand refugees at ]) UN gas. Reports received hero state that lighting has occurred at Krosno Parts, in the 'Melnilt district. The Turkish casualties were 370 including 5 officers, and the insurgents lust 20. Their prisoner* include the Turkish commander.

St-. Petersburg, September 24,

An official note in the Russian I>i oss blames the Macedonians for endeavoring, to create a Bulgarian Macedonia irresjin. tive of other Christian peoples, win wo in. terests are dear to Russia, and censures out. rages and terrorism.