BALKAN WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1726, 18 April 1913, Page 5

BALKAN WAR.

SIEGE OF SCUTARI. SERVIANS INSTRUCTED TO WITHDRAW.

TURKS TO ABSTAIN FROM THE OFFENSIVE, Bjr Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Cetinje, April 16. Tho Servian commander was to-day instructed to immediately withdraw the Servian troops from Scutari. Sofia, April 16. M. Takoff, an ex-Minister, after a tour of Macedonia, presented an interpellation in tho Scbranje charging Greeks and Servians with oppressing Bulgarians. (Rec.April IS, 0.20 a.m.) Cetinje, April 17. Tho Porte has ordered Essad Pashu to abstain from tho offensive during the Servians' withdrawal from the attack on Scutari. THE AUSTRIAN ABUT. (Reo. April 17, 11.30 p.m.) London, April 17. Tho "Daily Telegraph's" Vienna correspondent says tho Austrian Government is increasing the army by 190,000 men, bringing its strength up to 586,000. BOMBS AND EXPLOSIVES. CKec. 'April 18, 0.20 a.m.) . Constantinople, April 17. An explosion in an Armenian's houso at Erzingyan killed two people. . A quantity of bombii and explosives have been found in other Armenian houses. THE GERMAN WAR TAX. (Rec. April 17, 9.J0 p.m.) London, April 16. Tho "Chronicle's" Geneva correspondent states that .£10,000,000 worth of German gold has reached the banks at Basle and Zurich during the recent month as a result of iho prospective war tax.