THE BALKANS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13726, 16 October 1908, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

PREPARATIONS IN BULGARIA. Press Associatiou-Bv Telegrapk-Copyngm COKSTANXiNOPLi:, Oct. 14.. The Turkish residents in Macedonia- are uneasy over the concentration of Bulgarian troojii near K rat ova. They fear tiiac an attempt will be made to annex Macedonia. Bulgarians in Macedonia are diligently drilling and aiming with a view to creating a divcii-rion in the event of Bulgaria declaring war. BELGRADE. Oct. 14. Bulgaria shows signs.of wishing for an early lecngnilion of independence. . AN AGENTS DECLARATION. LONDON, Oct. 14. Iteuter xfctt-.s ihat M. Stanloff. Bulgarian Ag<>nt in Park, declares that the •.summoning and maintenance of the re-c-erve.s would be ca;tly. They must be dismissed or utilised. BOYCOTT OF AUSTRIAN GOODS. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct, 14. There is a serious boycott of Austrian goods in Turkey. The dockets and boatmen at various ports refuse to work for tlte Austrian Lloyd etearners, and the service is paralysed. « The steamer Galieia left Constantinople without a single or article of freight. MONTENEGRO WANT T A _ HOLY WAIL Received 11.55 p.m., October loth. OETTINJE. October 15. The Montenegrin Parliament,' in response to the Skuptschina's greetings of the anti-Rureian message, ; nvites Servia's co-operation in a holy war. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. LONDON, October 15. The "Times" that P.vitain. France, and Russia are prepared to attend the conference «s disinterested Powers. The Dardanelles question will not lie but will be reserved for future friendly 'adjustment. M. Isvolsky, the Rurcian Foreign Minster, is in complete agreement with Britain and France in considering that compensation to Turkey and Mnnu'ne.'jro must not be at their expense, and advhes Belgrade and Servia to auk as compensation an international guarantee of the integrity nf territory. MAHOMMEDANS j HANK BRITAIN. Reived 9.55 p.m.. October 15th. CALCUTTA. October 15. Many Mahomnn'/lani. at niteiingi; in India, thanked Britain for her attitude ; n the Balkan crisiV.