MACEDONIA.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1778, 17 June 1913, Page 5

MACEDONIA.

KING FERDINAND REPLIES TO THE TSAR.

BULGARIA'S INTERESTS EMPHASISED. By Telegraph.—Press Aeiociation—Oopyrisbt Sofia, Juno 15. King Ferdinand's reply accepting the Tsar's arbitration in the dispute between Sorvia and Bulgaria blames Servia for attempts to evado the issue. The reply reminds the Tsar of Russia's recognition in years past of Bulgaria's incontestable duties towards Macedonia, the population of which was anxious to remain Bulgarian at all costs. DANEFF'S NEW MINISTRY. TAKES PREMIERSHIP AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Sofia, June 15. M. Daneif becomes Premier and Foreign Minister; M. Madjaroff (Bulgarian Minister in London); Minister of the Interior; and General Kovatcheff, Minister for War. INVITED TO ST. PETERSBURG. St. Petersburg, June 15. The four Balkan Premiers have been invited to St. Petersburg at their earliest convenience. A GREEK LOAN. Ath?r.t, June 15. The Government has concluded a twenty million franc (;£833,333) loan with the Nor tional Bank of Greece. GERMAN APPROVAL. (Rec. Juno 17, 0.30 a.m.) Berlin, June 16. The "Nordeutsche" weloomes the Tsar's initiative in the arbitration proposals between Bulgaria and Servia, which were strengthened by the Powers' oollectivo demobilisation counsels to tho Porto and to the Balkan Allies. IRRITATION IN AUSTRIA. JEALOUSY OF RUSSIA. (Rec. June 17, 0.30 a.m.) Vienna, June IG. In reference to Russia's invitation to the Balkan Premiers, the Independent mid Opposition newspapers sharply attack Count Berchitold (Austria's Foreign Minister) for permitting what they describe as tho establishment of a Russian protectorate in the Balkans. Feara arc expressed that a new map of the Balkans has been drafted at St. Petersburg without consulting Austria-Hungary.