THE BALKANS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 479, 12 April 1909, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

AUSTRIAN ANNEXATIONS RECOGNISED DEMOBILISATION, THE DAILY COST OK ARMED FOItCK. (lIS TUIiEG It A I'll—l'll ESS ASSOCIATION —COI'I'HIUIIT.) (Hoc, April 11, *1.15 p.m.) London, April 10. In assenting yesterday to the abrogation of Artirlo Ilb of tlio Treaty of Berlin (dealing wiih Bosnia mid Herzegovina), Britain, Italy, and Germany recognised the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austmllungnry. Russia and Franco will do likewise to-day. Austria-Hungary is now hastening to demobilise hor troops. Tlio cost of maintaining her military and naval forces during tlio crisis lias amounted to £40,000 daily. M. ISVOLSKY. AN ANTI-GERMAN REACTION IN HIS FAVOUR. St. Petersburg, April 9. Tlio transparent desire of tlio Austrian press to secure tlio resignation of M. Isvolsky, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, lias resulted in a strong rovulsion of feeling in Russia. Tlio public now oppose a change at the Foreign Oflice, arguing that it would involvo.. a disastrous subsorviency to Berlin influence. INTERNAL STATE OF TURKEY. UNREST IN ARABIA. THE ALBANIANS REPEL OTTOMAN. FORCES. (llec. April 11, 4.30 p.m.) .Constantinople, April 10. Thero is much local anarchy in outlying parts of tlio Turkish Empire. In the Arab provinces tho stato of unrest is bad, especially in Mosul and Basra. Steamers on tho Tigris have been frequently fired at, and havo, been compelled to stop running. Tho Northern Albanians are restive.. A battalion from Monastir (Macedonia), which was sent to suppress an outbreak at Dibra, in Central Albania, was compelled to rctiro with considerable loss. THE SULTAN'S TROOPS. Constantinople, April 9. All tlio Zouaves and Albanians, who for years havo been stationed at Yildiz l'alaco, near the capital, havo been removed to other towns, to avoid renewals of ths recent insubordination. The Sultan reluctantly consented to tile transfer.