THE BALKANS.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 965, 11 August 1903, Page 2

THE BALKANS.

ENGLAND, AUSTRIA, AND RUSSIA WORK IN .UNISON,

RUSSIAN CONSUL SHOT BY, TURKS.

By Telegraph—Press. AssociationCopyright. SOFIA, Aug, 9.

The Bulgarian Government asked tile Powers to influence the Porte not to employ! Bashi-Bazouks in suppressing the rebellion. Ten thousand insurgents, in four camps, arc operating at Monastir, and ten thousand at Kastoria, all well armed, and with plenty'of money.

Anticipating that the rising would not take place for three Weeks, tllO Turks were caught napping. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 8. Turkish redifs in Macedonia arc selling their arms to insurgents. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 9.

A dynamite explosion occurred in the centre of iPhilippopolis, and killed three persons. It is believed the police surprised the, revolutionists, and in the confusion a bomb was dropped and exploded. The Turkish gendarmerie shot M. Rostkovsky, the Russian Consul at Monastir, during an altercation over the omission of a greeting. LONDON, Aug. 9.

In the Bulgarian question, England supports Austria and Russia,, who are considered to he still striving to restore peace.

TURKS’ ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BULGARIANS. MASSACRE AND BURNING PEOPLE ALIVE. INSURRECTION SPREADING/

By Telegraph—Press Assooiation—Gopyrigb Received 11.30 p.m., Aug. 10. Constantinople, Aug. 10.

Turks aceuso Bulgarians of massacring men, women, and children at Zjwarek and Djwarekokiedn, and of burning some alive.

Omer Pasha is leading 16 battalions from Prezrend to Monastir, and mobilising 24 fresh battalions of' reserves .in Salonica district. The insurrection is Bprbading in the direction of Salonica and Uskub.

London, Aug. 7. Tho Times says that since reform and settlement have failed it is urgently neoes*--sary for Russia and Austria to consider 'whether they ought longer refrain frotn more decisive steps.