THE PEACE QUEST.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1735, 28 April 1913, Page 5

THE PEACE QUEST.

POWERS APPOINT DELEGATES.

FOR PRELIMINARIES.

BRITAIN AND THE BLOCKADE. By Telegraph—Press Association—OopyilgM Constantinople, April 26. Tho Powers have invited tho Porte and tho Allies to appoint delegates to discuss peaco preliminaries, and select a place for the conference. Essad Pasha and the Scutari garrison aro proceeding to Tirana, eighteen miles east of Durazzo. AMBASSADORS' CONFERENCE. (Rec. April 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 26. Tho Ambassadors' Conferenco has discussed the question of Scutari,, and, it is understood, firmly upholds its previous decision. There is no evidence of Austria's desire to precipitate matters. i IS BRITAIN ENTANGLED? Berlin, April' 25. Certain of the newspapers infer that as a British admiral commands tho international blockading squadron, Britain cannot remain aloof if l further action is necessary to induce Montenegro to yield, j — 1 DEPUTATION TO "EUROPE." Athens, April 25. The populace of Koritza have elected six Christians and four inoslcms as a. deputation to Europe to protest against the district being severed from Greece and annexed to Albania. BIG CAPTURE OF GUNS. Cctinje, April 25. The Montenegrins at Scutari captured 120 guns. MONTENEGRIN REJOICINGS. (Rec. April 27, 5.5 p.m.) Cetinje, April 26. In order to markthenational rejoicings. King Nicholas has pardoned the State prisoners, including M. Radovics, tho exPremier, who was concerned in an alleged conspiracy to assassinate tho King in . 1900, SINISTER PREMONITIONS, ECHO OF 1009 MASSACRES. (Rec. April 27, 5.5 p.m.) Constantinople, April 26. There is much uneasiness in Armenian circles at Adana where the phenomena preceding tho 1909 massacres havo again been observed. Inspired by racial and religious animosities, terrible massacres of Christians by tho Moslems took place at Adana in 1909, tho victims including some American missionaries. It was estimated that between 15,000 and 25,000 people perished in the outrages at Adana and neighbouring districts, which assumed such serious proportions that tho British, French, Italian, and German Governments dispatched warships to tho locality for tho protection of their respective citizens.