IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2254, 14 September 1914, Page 6

IN THE BALKANS

SERVIANS CAPTURE SEMLIN A NIGHT ATTACK ■> Belgrade, September 11. The bombardment of th<> city has been renewed with still'greater intensity, and the city has undergone fresh damage. , 'The -Austrian fire is answered by the batteries and fortresses. - The-'Servians have occupied the town of Semlin in Austria, oil the Danube, opposite Belgrade. .(Rec. September 13, 5.5 p.m.)

. Rome, September 12. The capture of Semlin was planned with great secrecy. While the Aus-' trians oontinued daily the bombardment of .Belgrade, the Servians massed several divisions behind the hills four miles from Belgrade; they built pontoons, and during the night the infantry and artillery crossed the Danube and the Save and stormed the fortifications. MONTENEGRINS ADVANCING. JUNCTION WITH SERVIANS. Nish, September 11. Hie Montenegrins have captured Fatalia, and have joined the Servians near Visegrad. 'Die combined forces are marching on Sarajevo. TURKISH TREATIES. SERIOUS STEPS BY THE PORTE. Constantinople, September 11. The Porte lias notified, the Powers of Turkey's abrogation pi the capitulations, the treaties under which tho Powers have the right to administer justice, etc., among their own subjects resident, in Turkish territory. It is stated that the. abrogation is inspired solely to assure' judicial, economic, and fiscal liberty of lotion. She does not entertain any unfriendly intentions towards the Powers, as she is ready-to conclude treaties as to oommerce. -

• The Minister of the Interior says that Turkey has finally obtained her independence. " The population held a 'procession in the city and cheered for their independence. (Rec. September 13, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 12. Reuter's Constantinople correspondent says all the Powers are protesting against the abolition of the capitulations. The official German version declares that the Triple Entente offered to consent to abolition if the' Porte would remain neutral. The Porte replied that neutrality could not be bought, and thereupon decreed the abolition.

(Rec. September 14,' 0.5 a.m.) Constantinople, September 13. The ' Entente Powers • (England, France, and Russia) and Italy have notified the' Porte that tho capitulations were the out-come of international agreements and cannot be modified except by an international-understanding. The German and Austria-Hungary replies are differently worded, but are of tho came purport. "MORE FOES THAN FRIENDS." A GERMAN VIEW. (Rec. September 13, 5.5 p.m.) Copenhagen, September 12. The "Cologne Gazette states that Greece and Rumania must be considered more foes than friends of Germany. CROWN PRINCE IN A QUARREL. SHOTS EXCHANGED. . (Reo. September 13, 5.5 p.m.)

Athens,' September 12. _ Newspapers here recount the altercation between the Turkish Crown Prince, who opposed the : war, and Enver. Pasha. The latter, slightly wounded the Prince with two revolver shots, and the Prince fired, seriously wounding Enver Pasha in the leg. Enver Pasha was the leader of the Young Turk Revolution. of 1909, and has smce figured prominently'in Turkish politics. ' IF TURKEY ACTS. Rome, September 11, The "Cornere d'ltalia s" Bukarest dispatch states that Rumania, Bulgaria, and Greece have agreed on common action should Turkey act in favour of Germany,

SOUTH AFRICA TROOP TRAIN DERAILED. EIGHT KILLED. Capo Town, September 11. A colonial troop train was derailed at the Hex River Pass, about 150 miles from Capo Town. It .capsized over an embankment, and many wore killed and injured. Five hundred men of the Kaffrarian Rifles were on the train. It was crawling down a steep winding pass in the dusk, when the engine left the .Tails on a curve. Ten coaches followed, and toppled over, twenty feet' down. Thirteen men were.killed. Tremendous efforts were made to clear tho lino, which is a single one, as ten urgent trains en route to Town were held up. (Reo. September 13, 5.5. p.m.). Capetown, September 12. Eight were killed and eighty-nine injured in tho railway accident at the Hot River. DYNAMITE IN A MINE SHAFT. Cape Town, September 11. Six sticks of gclignito were found in a shaft of the Luipaard Svlei mine. The shaft is now guarded,, and all Gorman and Austrian miners havo been ikstas4.... '