THREAT OF WAR.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1923, Page 3

THREAT OF WAR.

.MACEDONIA AND BULGARIA

| “The Times’’ Service.! (Received this dav at 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. The “Times” Sofia correspondent says war is threatening in connection with the Agrarian Macedonian quarrel. Macedonians have completely usurped tita Bulgarian Government's authority ill Petrich Nevrekop district, taxing people to provide themselves with munitions of war. The Government have arrested numerous Macedonians, and ordered a general Agrarian mobilisation. twenty thousand whereof will .short!v bo summoned. SOFIA, May 14. A small voluntary army, which Bulgaria, possesses, is being exclusively trained for action against the Macedonians. Mouravit-f. Minister lor War, declares: —“They may hill me and other members of the party, hut they will not alter our policy to put an end oneo and for all—to Macedonian disturbers of the peace." ft is difficult to ascertain the counter measures, which to-dav, AlexnndrofT, the leader of the insurgents and his Serbian and Macedonian followers are taking, hut Mouravieff has been reliably informed they have decided to fight to a finish. Attention is focussed on Kostemld let rich where hostilities arc likely to commence. The only hope of an avoidance of a conflict seems to lie in one of the parties hesitating at being the first to move in the matter, whereof the rouse- : cjnonces will 1m most far reaching.