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BALKAN' WAR.

ATTITUDE OF AUSTRIA.

SITUATION STRAINED. WAR-LIKE PREPARATIONS BY ITALY. BOMBARDMENT OF SCUTARI. INDESCRIBABLE OUTRAGES NEAR USKUB. By- Telegraph—Preßs Association—Copyright ' Vienna, March 21. . . The Austrian fleet has left Pola, with a view of removing civilians from Scutari, :if their departure is arranged for. (Rec. March 23,'5.5 p.m.) Belgrade, March 22. . One of six Servian biplanists at Scutari was capsized while deScending. He was killed. . 'The bombardment continues day and night.: Several minor forts havo been destroyed. . - , . x \ IRRITATION IN AUSTRIA, ULTIMATUM SUGGESTED. (Rec. March 23, 5.5 p.m.) .. i Vienna, March 22. The newspapers are irritated over Montenegro's reply, which refuses to allow,' non-combatants to leave Scutari, though it is in future fire will bo directed at the fortifications. The news- | papers demand that Austria shall send an ultimatum.

.; London,-March 22. | Advices from Vienna forecast that Austria will give Montenegro a timeliiiiit. The situation is 'daily becoming ihore strained. ■ ITALIAN NAVY. . EXTENSIVE PREPAEATIONS: (Eec, March' 23, 5.5 p.m.) Romc, March 22.. Naval preparations aro progressing on a largo scale. 'The' squadron includes six transports, and troops are embarking rapidly. ' • . The 1 newspaper "Tribuna" :states- that Austria decisively asserts that she.will not permit Scutari .to be taken from Albania, oven if tho town is captured before peace is declared.'

I : FORCIBLE CONVERSIONS. I ' AUSTRIA INSISTS ON DISCONI TINUANCE.. '. Vienna, March 21. - The Austrian Minister at Cetinje has been''instructed--to. .-insist on the discontinuance .of forcible' ' conversions of Roman Catholic Albanians in the Diakova district to; the Orthodox . Eastern Church, and full satisfaction for;the.detention of the steamer Skodra ot, San'Giovanni.' , . Captain Blasiseh/of .the. Skodra, . was not allowed' to discharge cargo- at ,San Giovanni. He refused Montenegrin orders to assist in landing Servian ' troops and war material, yand-'fllso-declined, after-the Hamidieh^l^ifc'n^sir^lfltt Servians, thrown into the ' water,' alleging the danger.of;the Montenegrins threatening to fire. Captain Blasisehsteamedoff, and was not pursued.

■ A PRIEST BEATEN TO DEATH. , (Rec. March 23, 5.3 p.m.) - Vienna, March 22. : Eye-wit»:'ssos :'at Diakova; state, that irregulars bound threo, hundred Roman Catholics, including Father Angelas, a Franciscan, and ordered them to embrace the . orthodox faith or bo soldiers. -.; The irregulars surrounded.: them with, rifles ready. An orthodox priest asked each Roman Catholic .to sign a ,paper.. Father Angel us, the last in the row' alono'' refused. Tho orthodox priest then signalled to tho irregulars, who tore Father "Angelus's habit and/beat him, to death with their rifles. :■•' ..' . Other messages state that the Servians near. Uskub committed indescribable outrages on tho women after the. men and boys had been sent away. . . Hundreds of farms have been bijrnt. ; " . Cetinje, March.22.. ■ Montenegrins state that Father Angeliis was arrested for rebellion v . and sent to Diakova, where he .died. -. ; 'Paris, March 22'. ■ The Austrian Ambassador, referring to the attitude of Montenegro arid tho position of Roman Catholics at Scutari, expressed the determination of Austria to voice-a"> protest and send a naval division to cruiso off 'Albania,

ADRIANOPLE. '' HOLDING OUT HEROICALLY. (E«c. March 23, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 2V , News from Adriariople declares that perfect order prevails. The garrison is holding out heroically. ' Tho Allies are making no progress. ' ■ ' • . —' " .1 THE GREEK TROOPS. TURKISH CAVALRY 'REGIMENT CAPTURED. Athens, March 21. ' The Greeks have occupied tlio town of Tepelini, 75 niiles south of Durazzo, making prisoners of a cavalry regiment and capturing a number of guns. THE ALLIES AND THE POWERS. MODERATION ADVISED. Vienna, March 21. The Allies' reply to the' Powers is not expected for 6omo days, inasmuch as they are exchanging communications. Meanwhile informal advice in favour of moderation is tendered tho Balkan capitals.

AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE, (ltec. March 21, 0.25 a.m.) London, March 23. The Ambassadors' Conference met unexpectedly on Saturday. It is understood that it was engaged 011 important pourparlers. It will reassemble on Tuesday. .IDENTICAL NOTE. Sofia, March 23. The Powers' identical Note lias been handed to M. GucscholT (l'rime Minister of Bulgaria). It confirms tho terms previously cabled with tho addition, of the Turkish abandonment pf Crete. , flhe Powers (according to tho previous cablegram) agree to mediation and propose a frontier from Enos to Midia instoful of from Kodosto to Midia, and i'c« ject tho ideo, of an iiulemnitv. They declaro that tho Aegean Islands and Albania arc in tho hands of tho Powers.]

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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1705, 24 March 1913, Page 7

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BALKAN' WAR. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1705, 24 March 1913, Page 7

BALKAN' WAR. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1705, 24 March 1913, Page 7

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