BALKAN WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1707, 26 March 1913, Page 7

BALKAN WAR.

MONTENEGRO'S TRIALS.

BITTER FEELING AGAINST THE KING. ' THE LAND IMPOVERISHED, . V .X' ; Py Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. March 25, 11.15 p.m.) ' . Vienna, March 25. Messages from C-etirije depict the situation ot/ Montenegro and the dynasty'as gloomy. I'eeling has, been embittered) owing to the tremendous and resultles's sacrifice of, the population. 1 The "King is reproached for irrationally .maintaining the War, while the land is impoverished aild'the fields uncultivated, and after fifteen thousand have, been' lost ' 'through, death and .'wounds. 1 AUSTRIA'S ULTIMATUM. ' ' . Cetinjc, March 24. Montenegro lias informed the Allies of ' / ihe Austrian ultimatum. . j;• ; . FIERCE ATTACK ON ADRIANOPLE. (Eec. March 25, 11.15 p.m.), v .Sofia,- March 25.• ! , Adrianoplo was bombarded on all sides L yesterday, mid a: decisive effort is being made to reduce tho■ city ''immediately,' ■: BOUNDARIES QF ALBANIA. (Eec. March 25, 11.15 p;m.) '. • London, March 25. 'The Powers havo agreed as to the nor- . thorn and' north-eastern .boundaries of . Albania, but . the southern limit's are unsettled. . ,' .. ■ '. . London. March 2J. ' "A Renter message'states that the Powers havo reached "an agreement as. to-tho .boundaries, which include .Scutari and Diakova. v , : 'It .has. been made clear to the Allies that-any; further'military.opei-ations will not affect this decision. CAN ALBANIA BE,,INDEPENDENT? .(Rec. March 25,11.15 p.m.) •' •' • i • -Athens, March 25. , Essad Pasha, oh being; interviewed, said an independent Albania;;was impossible, as -uncivilised people would,be unablo to • exist/surrounded. by - nations advanced in civilisation-anil military aft. '' , MASSACRES EXAGGERATED. ' (Rec.'March 25,11.15 p.m.); : London, March 25.. ' The Constantinople r of /The Times" states that a careful inquiry . ' reveals that the -reports of the massacres of Moslems in during the war have been- greatly exaggerated. ■ Many, ivcre' shot after drumhead court-martials. Christian noncombatants in Central' Macedonia suffered more, than the, Mosi . lems..-..

' TURCO-SERVIAN ENGAGEMENT? 3 . (Rec. March 23, 11.15 p.m.) / Colinje, March 25. Djavid Pasha and fifteen, .thousand Turks were surrounded-.by the-'Servians at Sluimbi River. ' \ ' fit', is not .-clear from this message- as" received - whether the Ttvrks. surrounded the: Servians, or tho; Servians surrounded the Turks.] ' ; j-