WAR DECLARED.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 507, 9 October 1912, Page 5

WAR DECLARED.

MONTENEGRO'S ACTION.

By TeleKraiJli. —Press Association.—CopyrieM Received October 9, 9.55 a.m. London, Tuesday. correpondent states that Montenegro has officially declared war.

Received Octboer 9, 9.5 a.m. London, Tuesday. Montenegro's action has caused a sensation in Balkan circles.

In Lonodn it is feared precipitation will jeopardise the success of diplomacy.

COLLECTIVE STEPS BY POWERS

Paris, Tuesday,

After further consideration. Great Britain has agreed to collective steps at Constantinople. Belgrade, Tuesday. The Skuptschina voted extra 1780 thousand pounds. The Russian Red Cross is sending three hundred beds, seven doctors, and forty-five nurses.

TROOPS CROSS FRONTIER

It is reported that Montenegrin troops have crossed the frontier.

THE POWERS' REPRESENTATIONS.

Sofia, Tuesday,

Austrian and" Russian Ministers have delivered at Athens, Belgrade and Sofia the Powers representations

in favour of peace

TURKEY'S REPRESENTATIVE WITHDRAWS. Cettinge, Tuesday. The Government has handed the Ottoman representative has passports and instructed the Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople to break off relations.

GREEK RESERVISTS RETURNING

Cairo, Tuesday. Many Greek reservists are leaving Egypt daily for Piraeus.

AUSTRIAS' PREPARATIONS

GUNS AND AIRSHIPS. Received October 9, 9.5 a.m. Vienna, Tuesday,

The Government is asking the delegations for a supplementary credit of twelve millions sterling to purchase howitzers, mountain guns, and aeroplanes.

POWERS INTERVENE,

MORE HOPEFUL TONE

By Telegraph.—Press Association. —CoiiyTisltt

London, Monday

Sir Edward Grey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in reply to Mr Bonar Law, says that it is difficult for Turkey to proceed to reforms in view of the Balkan mobilisations.

Likewise, it is difficult to convince the Balkan provinces that the promised reforms would be effective in promoting the welfare of Macedonia. Hence the Powers have agreed to collective steps to overcome these difficulties by , means of representations to the Balkans and Constantinople.

He believed that if peace were broken none of the great Powers would be involved.

Austria and Russia, on behalf of the Power, are making the joint representations of the Balkans to the Porte. TURKEY'S INDEPENDENCE. It is reported in Paris that Sir Edward Grey takes exception to the phrase that the Powers are resolved to take a hand in the realisation of reforms which M. Poincare, Premier of France, and M. M. Sazonoff, Russian Foreign Minister, deem essential.

Sir Edward considers this wording incompatible with Turkey's independence, and reduces her to the level of Persia. The Temps criticises England's attitude as so different to the humanitarian enthusiasm in 187 G. Austria prefers to substitute the Word Macedonian for Christian population, and preferred verbal representation to the Porte to written communications. AUSTRIA AS POLICEMAN. Vienna newspapers comment that Austria dislikes the role oC policeman, which might prove expensive and tend to ruin Austria's trade with tlie Balkans. She could prevent Servia annexing, but who could make Bulgaria withdraw if victorious? Certainly not Russia. The Zeit add 3 that Austria is apprehensive of a Servian invasion of Novi Bazar, and fears that Greeks will land at Salonika.

Italy joins in with the Powers, but declines to interfere in Constantinople until peace is concluded. It is reported that the Porte i 3 applying to Macedonia the reforms drawn up in 1880. Russia is threatening to demand an indemnity owing to Turkey detaining Russian grain carried in Greek ships. In Constantinople i, more hopeful feeling revails as a result of these