THE BALKAN WAR

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVI, Issue 14909, 29 November 1912, Page 7

THE BALKAN WAR

TJNIQTJE IN WAE. TURKISH r ARMY LEARNING TO SHOOT, AN ENGLISHMAN'S NOTES, Press Association —By Tel.—Copyright. Received 9.50 p.m., Nov. 28th. LONDON, Nov. 28. i Sir Ashmead Bartlett reports from I Constantinople that on Monday ho I rode the length of the Turkish position | and saw infantry behind the fort.s ! drilling in open order exercises and | close order formations, bayonet; charges j and rifle practice. The spectacle of a i whole army learning to shoot within a i few miles of the enemy was something | unique. j COLD LESSENS CHOLERA. I A cold spell has diminished the I spread of cholera, though there are • hundreds of fresh victims daily. ! Mr Bartlett states that it is cal- ! dilated that 17,000 have died of ' cholera, and only 8 per centum of those ,' attacked have been saved. j ADRIANOPLE FIRED. I BY AEROPLANE BOMBS. | t SOFIA, Nov. 27. i Reports state that many buildings in | Adrianoplo are on lire. Fugitives state I that the city is inundated with fire | and anarchy prevails. j LONDON, Nov. 28. i A Mustapha Pasha telegram states | that aeroplanes, dropping pyroxylin : bombs, ignited a large part of Adriani oplc. i Mr Bennett Burleigh also telegraphs i that Adrianople is in flames. | HUGE PICNIC PARTY. It is reported that three hundred thousand refugees are enoa'nped in caravans outside Constantinople. The flight of the Turkish population en masse from the country districts has ; greatly simplified the protection of ! Bulgarian communities. j BULGARIA'S BARGAINING. TURKEY OFFERS PARTNERSHIP. I . SOFIA, Nov. 27. j It is authoritatively stated that Bul- : gar;a is anxious to convince Europe of ] her reasonableness. She may not ia- ; sist on the withdrawal of the Turks from Chataldja, and may allow the : Adrianople garrison to march out, j Unconfirmed reports state that Tur- : key requested permission to join the ; Balkan Federation. ' Bulgaria officially protested against ; the allegations that the Bulgarians pil- \ iageel Salonika. i THE NEGOTIATIONS. ; PARTLY IN RUSSIAN CAPITAL. | CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 28. Pourparlers are being continued. ; Osman Pasha and Nazim Pasha have '. arrived. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 28. The' Czar gave an audience to ' the ! Austrian Ambassador. This is ex- : pectcd to greatly facilitate the settlement. The Czar was most cot'dial. The .Ambassador intimated L-hat Austria would leave Servian questions to i be settled witli other matters, and not : to be dealt with separately. RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.. ! SHOEING EXCITEMENT. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 27. i Pro-Balkan societies are being formi ed, and £20,000 was collected in the ; streets of Moscow. ; /VIENNA, Nov. 27. It is announced that 180,000 reserv- ; ists whose service expired in the per- ; iod from 1907 to 1909 have ixen called 1 out. ■ SERVIAN BOYS CALLED OUT. 1 SOFIA, Nov. 28. ! Tim 1914 recruits (19 years of age) • are called out. ALLIES AT THE COAST. SERVIANS MAKE FOR A PORT. ATHENS, Nov. 20. Twelve thousand Bulgarians are marching from Salonika to Dedeagach. j The Greeks have' occupied Kastoria, the Turks offering no resistance. A Durazzo wireless message announces that the Albanian national flag has been hoisted on the Government buildings, and the Servians are expected hourly. M. PROCHASKA. VIENNA, Nov. 27. After the meeting of M. Prochaslca with Herr Eol, tho latter proceeded to inquire into, the reason of the Mitrovitza consul quitting his post.