THE BALKAN STATES
THE MONASTIR INSURRECTION. Press Association—Bj Telegraph—Copyright. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 7., . (Received August 8, at 8.47 a.m.) Monastir . consular despatches state that the insurrection started a fortnight too soon, owing to the chiefs of the various bands of insurrectionists being 'disconcerted by the preventwe measures which were taken. The Bulgarian inhabitajits in many Tillages are taking refuge in the mountains. The. Porte is unaWe to accede to fhe railway companies' demands to increase the military guards on.the railways to 20,000 men, owing to the impoverishment of the Treasury. INSUBORDINATE TURKS. : '•■■■,■ August 8. '' (Received August 9, at, 9.36 a.ni.) The Turkish reliefs in Macedonia are discontented ami insubordinate. Many are deserting-and selling their arms to ■the insurgents. , . ' A BULGARIAN FORCE ROUTED. ' ' LONDON, August 8. .(Received August.9; at.9.36 a.m.)
Pteuter states that four battalions of Turkish troops with artillery routed a force of Bulgarians at Sorretch. ■
Great fodder.' depots at Somanli, Lydrilie, and Harmanlu have been burnt. Harmanlu is some distance south-east of Tirnova.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12737, 10 August 1903, Page 5
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