THE BALKAN MAZE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1646, 13 January 1913, Page 5

THE BALKAN MAZE.

ROUMANIAN INTRUSION. COLLISION WITH AUSTRIA SUSPECTED. adrianople must fall. t By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright , London, January 10. 1 In tho House of Commons, Sir Edward I Grey, Secretary of Stato for Foreign Afr {a". 8 - informed Sir. Sykes (Unionist) that >. ne had received various reports of alleged atrocities iri Macedonia, Albania, Gallin poli, and Troad,. but that they were not sufficiently substantiated to justify an t official statement being made regarding thorn. '• THE CHATALJA SKIRMISH. ® REPORT OFFICIALLY DENIED, t „ (Rec. January 12, 5.5 p.m.) • • Sofia, January 11. i. It is officially stated that the report of ... tha skirmishat Chatalja is untrue. RUMANIA'S DEMANDS, v I AUSTRIAN DIPLOMACY HINTED AT. » ■ .' (Reo. January. 12,' f.5 p.m.) London, January 11. Tho "Daily Mail" states that Rumania q has demanded a strip of territory from B Silistria to lfavarna, as compensation for her neutrality, '; . The Bulgarians' reply was to tho effect that only tho National Assembly oould ' cedo territory, and would not consent to any dismemberment, •■'. \ The Paris nowspapors recall th© reports of an Austro-Rumanian. offensive and defensive, alliance. POWERS UNANIMOUS. ADRIANOPLE MUST FALL. t (Reo. January 12, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 11. : Tho Powers aro unanimous that Adriaiioplo must be surrendered. ' i"\ Tho Joint Note does not mention tho Aegeans. I Rumanian negotiations with Bulgaria are progressing satisfactorily. . ' . k ' ~ A COLLECTIVE NOTE. . ) .(Reo. January 12, 5.5 p.m.) ' : ' London, January 11.' . ' ' Router's correspondent states that ' the ' Ambassadors will meet 6n Monday to pre--1 pare a collectivo Koto to tho Porte. v >\ . ; ■ , : - A■ . l • TURKISH REFUGEES. HELP FROM FRANCE. '(Rec. January 12, 8.5 p.m.) ; Pari!, January 10.- • - The Government■ has sent twenty thousand francs for the relief of the Turkish' fugitives at Salonika . and Monostir, ' . -■ , THE NAVAL CHESSBOARD. '"j ' ■ '> \ '• . Britain's Latest move, ■' . (Rec. January 12, 5.5 p.m.) : : • ' Malta, January 11. Tho Third Battle Squadron has .been ordered to remain in the, Mediterranean until the Near Eastern, question hlis bten definitely settled. . . Tho, Indomitable, ordered to the Mediterranean prior to this decision,, will not prooeed to Malta until the above squadron is ordered homewards;" ■ GREECE AND THE, AEGEANS. . (Rec. January 12, 5.5 p.m.)- ' '' ' London, January 10. Tho Greek delegates declare that Greece will not ogres to Turkey's retention of tho Acgeans. . A PROTEST. (Itec; January 12, 5.5 p.m.) .London, January 11. Mr., Aubrey Herbert lias quitted the Balkan Committee owing to a resolution supporting the Allies' claims, also the absence of censure on Servian .massacres of Albanians ; and Bulgarian • attacks on, Moelems.