THE BALKAN WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1687, 1 March 1913, Page 5

THE BALKAN WAR.

SERVIANS ON THE MARCH.

THE PORTE & PEACE.

CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED. By ToletraDb—Press Association—Oopyrlehi (Rec. February 28, 9.55 p.m.) Vienna, February 28. Tho "Allegemeine Zoitung" states that thirty thousand Servians with thirty-four siege field guns are now in Southern Macedonia, marching to Salonika to embark on Greek transports to assist, tho Montenegrins at Skutari.

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. (Reo. February 28, 9.55 p.m.) Sofia, February 28. The Porte, through Russia, has tentatively offered to negotiate for peace with Bulgaria on 'the basis of the surrender of Adrianoplo, and hoping that other conditions would be simultaneously discussed.

TURKISH CONSPIRACY. MILITARY OFFICERS ARRESTED. , (Rec. February 28, 9.55, p.m.) Constantinople, February 28. A conspiracy has been discovered against the Government', organisod by Luffci Bey, secretary to Prince Sobascddin. Several arrests have been made, including several military officers.

The bombardment of East Adrianoplo is decreasing. •

TURKISH VESSEL SEIZED. (Rec. February 28, 9.55 p.m.) Sofia, February 28. A Bulgarian warship captured a Turkish vessel off Verna, laden with three million pounds of barley. MERCHANTMAN CAPTURED. (Rec. February 28, 9.55 p.m.) 1 ■ , Corfu, February 28. A Greek destroyer, captured a Turkish merchantman at Maroda with a cargo of foodstuffs intended for tho JaniDa garrison. TEXTILE TRADE PETITION. (Rec. February 28, 9.55 p.m.) Vienna, February 28.

Several petitions have been presented to the Parliamentary Industrial Com'mittee from textile manufacturing organisations, protesting " against tho idea of war, especially with Servia, as threatening ruin to tho whole of the'country's commerce, and energetically protesting against coteries who seem anxious to force war. ;