The Balkans

Southland Times, Issue 19140, 2 September 1903, Page 2

The Balkans

MOSTLY CONCERNED ABOUT j CONSULS. THE NEVESKA RAID. FRENCH CRITIC. Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 31. Austria is demanding satisfaction for a party of Albanians firing a fusilade against tho consulate at Usfcub. The Porte explains that they were recruits, who fired a volley into the air, none of tho shots striking the building. The revolutionists, after capturing Noveska, seized arms and ammunition., levied £1000 contribution from the inhabitants, and then withdrew to the mountains. Troops arriving fired 30 shells, and, receiving no response, entered the town, PARIS, Aug. OL. The newspaper Le Temps severely criticises Germany for overlooking tho non-fulfilment of tho promised reforms, and urging Turkey to make reprisals on Macedonia. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1. CHIEFLY BLOW. Received Sept. Ist, 11. 17 p.m. Tho insurgents claim that iJOOO insurgents have left Bulgaria during the past ten days, tmd that there aro 12,000 to 15,000 under arms in Macedonia and Adriauoplo. CHILD-LIKE. Hilmi Pasha sent five Christians and five Turks to offer the insurgents amnesty provided their arms were surrendered and the insurrection ended before the festival erf the Sultan's coronation. WANT LIC KINO. Servian bunds under Drugomiro Brotovitich. formerly a director of a school at Salonika, are now crossing the frontier Two thousand are well armed volunteers. For'.y officers have left Belgrade for Macedonia. Prince Ferdinand, aboard the gunboat Dadejda, has left Kusteraji foi J*wgas. The insurgents have received advices from Constantinople lo tho "i---feet that the Sultan, owing Ij Germany's influence, has changed his attitude and now favours war. '■— ■