THE BALKANS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14358, 30 October 1908, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

BULGARIA DISBANDING TROOPS. EVACUATION OF NOVI BAZAR. Prcs3 Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SOFIA, October 28. Bulgaria is 10-day disbanding 75,000 time-expired men and the Reservists who were recently summoned. October 29. (Received Oct, 29, at 11.37 p.m.) Bulgaria intimates that she will conform to the requests of the Powers. Austria has evacuated. Novi Bazar. SERVIA AND MONTENEGRO. AUSTRIA REFUSES TERRITORIAL COMPENSATION. VIENNA. October 28. Baron von Aehrentlial, addressing the Austrian Delegation at Budapest, reiterated his statement that territorial compensation in the case, of Servia and Montenegro was quite inadmissible. SERVIAN MINISTER IN LONDON. LONDON, October 29. (Received Oct, 29, at 11.45 p.m.) M. Milovanoviteh, Servian Minister for Foreign Affairs, had an interview lasting an hour and a-half with Sir E. Grey. CRETANS PACIFIED. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 29. (Received Oct. 29, at 11.45 p.m.) The Cretans are pacified by tho promise of the protecting Powers that they will benevolently consider the question of a discussion with Turkey concerning union if order is maintained and the Moslems protected, RUSSIAN MINISTER MOLESTED, BELGRADE, October 29. '" (Received Oct. 29, at 11.45 p.m.) The frontier police at Semlin roughly molested the Russian Minister at Belgrade and ransacked his baggage. SERVIAN CROWN PRINCE. ST. PETERSBURG, October 28. An enthusiastic reception awaits the Servian Crown Prince on his arrival in this city. THE KAISER. PROPOSED VISIT TO AUSTRIA. _, _ BERLIN, October 28. A semi-official announcement states that the Kaiser, in pursuance of his former promise, will pay a three-days' visit to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. A fourth day will probably bo spent with the Emperor Francis Joseph.'