THE BALKAN WAR

Southland Times, Issue 17231, 30 December 1912, Page 5

THE BALKAN WAR

TURKISH COUNTER-PROPOSALS. (By Telegraph,—Press Association. —Copyright). LONDON. December 27. Reuter states that the Allies’ delegates are amazed at (ho Turkish coun-ter-proposals, and state that it is impossible to seriously discuss them. There must be no illusion about Adrianopje, which is already regarded as Bulgaria's property. THE WAR PANIC. VIENNA, December 27. The Secretary of the State Bank estimates that a sum of thirty million sterling was withdrawn from the banks, and states that ttie war panic lias seriously affected industries. GRAECO-BULGARIAN ANTAGONISM. SALONIKA, December . 27. Graeco-Bulgarian antagonism continues. A Bulgarian soldier insulted a Greek on a tramcar, and the latter bayoneted and killed the Bulgarian. DISAGREEABLY SURPRISED. CONSTANTINOPLE, December 27. The public are disagreeably surprised at the Aliies’terms. having been under the belief that the League was breaking up, and that the Bulgarians would be glad of peace at any price. DISEASE AMONG TURKISH TROOPS. CONSTANTINOPLE, December 28. Received December 29, 5.5 p.m. Twenty-five thousand Turkish soldiers died of disease at Chatalja, Chole/a has disappeared from the army. There is some dysentery, ten per centum of the cases of vhioh are fatal. Santa Sofia lias been disinfected and cleared of deserters, 700 of whom died in a Mosque at Calgary. PEACE CONFERENCE ADJOURNS. LONDON. December 2S. Received December 29. 5.5 p.m. The Turks presented their counterproposals to the Conference, and after discussion it was decided to adjourn till Monday. Semi-official reports state that the counter-proposals include the retention of Adrianople. and the conversion of Macedonia into a neutral State with Salonika as the capital under a Protestant prince, with chosen Allies on the Sultan’s nomination. Thirdly, that Albania shall have autonomy and shall be under the Sultan’s sovereignly, and shall be governed by a Prince Imperial of the Ottoman family, who shall be chosen each quinquennium, with the possibility of the renewal of such appointment. All Aegan Islands are to remain under Turkish rule. It is contended that the Cretan question is beyond the scope of the Conference. Should the counter-proposals prove unacceptable, the Turks declare that they must again communicate with Constantinople. COMPLAINTS AGAINST OFFICERS. CONSTANTINOPLE, December 28. Received December 29, 5.5 p.m. Officers are’ returning to Chatalja. owing to complaints that the troops objected to be exposed in the bleak uplands, while tho officers wore amusing themselves in Constantinople. AN AUSTRIAN OBJECTION. VIENNA, December 28. Received December 29, 5.5 p.m. A Vienna newspaper states that Austria objects to Montenegro securing Scutari, which is exclusively inhabited by Albanians, and must be incorporated as a new Albanian State.