The Balkan War

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 283, 22 April 1913, Page 5

The Balkan War

POWERS AND THE BALKANS,

SERWA AND BULGARIA.

FOOD SUPPLIES.

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Belgrade, April 20. Vigorous denials are officially made of the Bulgarian allegations that Servia has adopted repressive measures against Bulgarian subjects.

The arrival of the blockading ships at Valona relieved the inhabitants, who were in a state of famine and also feared an iinvasion by 25,000 Turks under Djavid Pasha, who are camped near l>y, and who are also in desperate straits from lack of food.

THE SIEGE OF SCUTARI.

Vienna, April 20.

Conflicting reports are published from Scutari. Some represent the bombardment as proceeding; others assert that it has been abandoned.

YOUNG TURKS ANXIOUS,

London, April 20.

The Daily Telegraph's Constantinople correspondent says that isolated Turkish outrages on Armenians have aroused fear in the minds of the Young Turks that Russia will intervene. The leaders favor radical reforms with foreign collaboration.

LYING IX WAIT.

Port Said, April 20. Three Greek warships are cruising off

the port,

RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER.

(Sydney Sun's Special Service). London, April 10.

M. Sazonoff, the Russian Foreign Minister, has asked the Czar to accept his resignation. The monarch declared that a change at the present moment would be inconvenient to all sides.

NOT AGAINST RUSSIA.

CHANCELLOR'S STATEMENT.

Berlin, April 10.

Rectifying erroneous interpretations •that have been placed upon his speech in Parliament in Berlin on Monday last, the Chancellor, Dr. Von Betb=iann Holl■wegg, states that his remarks were not •directed against the Russian Government or against the Slavs as a whole. He was only speaking, he says, against the pan-Slavistic machinations of Russian Chauvinists, and he expresses himself as convinced of the lasting nature of RussoGerman friendship. SLAVS SYMPATHISE. ST. PETERSBURG AFRAID. London, April 10.

Russia is reported to have notified the other -Powers -that she objects to violent measures against Montenegro because the Pan-Slav-agitation, in ier own country might lead to. revolution.

The Prefect of Police at St. Petersburg lias issued instructions that all street demonstrations are to he prohibited in order to prevent the bellicose Slavs from rioting.

WILL LEAVE HIS COUNTRY.

KING NICHOLAS' INTENTION.

London, April 10.

It is Teported that if King Nicholas abdicates as a protest against the Powers' action regarding Montengro, King Peter of Servia will jointly reign over the neighboring States, and Nicholas and his family will leave the country. OBDURATE SERVIA. THE ARMISTICE SIGNED. Received 22, 12.25 a.m. London, April 21. At a conference of the Pasitch party the leaders of the latter declared that Servia would not yield an inch of conquered territory to Bulgaria. The conference discussed the suggested entente between Roumania and Greece.

Constantinople, April 21. The armistice has been signed by all the Allies excepting Montenegro.