THE BALKANS.
ESCAPE OF A PROMINENT REBEL LEADER. By Telegraph—Press 'AssociationCopyright., SOFIA, August 17. Colonel Zuntcheff, a prominent rebel leader recently arrested on the Bulgarian frontier, has escaped and left Bulgaria. RUSSIA’S PREPARATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 11.12 p.m., Aug. 18 St. Petersburg, Aug. 18. '• Rear-Admiral Krueger commands the Russian squadron proceeding to Turkey, "• consisting of four battleships, four torpedo destroyors, and six torpedo boats. Vienna, Aug. 18. It is officially stated hero that Austria is confident that Russia will do nothing opposed to tho Austro-Russian agreement nor anything to impair the good and confidential relations.
THE MURDER OF THE RUSSIAN CONSUL.
AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
By Telegraph—Pres3 Association—Copyright Received 12.51 a.m., August 19. * Constantinople, Aug. 18. Haltni, the murderer of Rostovsky, was an Albanian.
Vionna, Aug. 18. Austria was not consulted, nor informed officially, regarding the despatch of a Russian squadron. The news was received in Vienna with doubt and dissatisfaction. Austria is now trying to dissuade the Czar from makiug a demonstration, inasmuch as the Sultan has begun reparation for the murder of Rostovsky.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 972, 19 August 1903, Page 2
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