THE BALKANS.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 975, 22 August 1903, Page 2

THE BALKANS.

JOINT 'ACTION OF TIIE POWERS

DESPERATE SITUATION

By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, August 20.

.Tiic Times says that Great Britain is firmly supporting Austria and Russia in reference to Turkey, and adds that Sir N. O’Connor has been instructed to warn the Porte that Mr Balfour’s recent “ balance of criminality ” speech was purely Parliamentary, and designed for the purpose of exoteric debate..' The Daily Chronicle’s Vienna correspondent reports that Z'inovidf’s note to the Porte demanded strong official censure, and condemned the laxity of permitting Turkish excesses. It adds that Austria and Bri-

tain have supported Russia. Sir N. O'Connor has produced British Consul’s telegrams, showing

that the situation in Armenia is almost desperate. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 20. There are one hundred and seventy thousand Turkish troops, all in arms in Macedonia, costing £170,000 per month.

’ATHENS, August 20. The Greek Government, the Metropolitan, -and the people, are showing active sympathy with the Turks. RUSSIA’S DEMANDS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright^ Received 11.15 p.m., Aug. 21. LONDON, Aug. 21Reuter’s Agency reports that Z>inoviefl demanded, in addition to the recent demands, the reinstatement of officials unjustly dismissed, the liberation, of Macedonians accused of furnishing the Consuls with information in respect to the state of the country, aad exhaustive enquiry to determine whether Rostovsky’s murder was prearranged, inasmuch as his carriage was fired at when reentering the town. It also states that Zinovieff explained that the despatch of the Slqjuadron did not imply hostility to Turkey, hut was as a demonstration intended to hasten the acceptance of the application of the Russian demands.

Tewfik Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, accepted all the demands.) He begged for the withdrawal of the Squadron.

Received 12.53 a.m., Aug. 22. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 21

Seventeen cases of explosives have been seized at, Dedeagatch, the terminus of one of the branches of the Belgrade-Constantinoplc railway.

THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON’S MOVEMENTS.

AGREEMENT BY THE ROWERS,

By Telegraph—Prosit Association—Copyrigh 1

Received 11.22 p.rn., August 21. Constantinople, Aug. 21.' The Russian squadron hat arrived at Iriada. The arrival produced a deep impression in Turkish official circles, although the demonstration is interpreted in some quarters, Vienna and elsewhere, as dirocted equally against Bulgaria. Brussels, Aug. 21.

Tho newspaper Independence Beige states that tho Powers have agreed to suppress tho revolt, and apply reforms through Russia and Austria, operating respectively on sea and land, Italy oxercising surveillance of Albania. After peace is restored the Powers will withdraw.