THE CHOLERA SCOURGE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 521, 27 November 1912, Page 5

THE CHOLERA SCOURGE.

Received November 26, 11.15 p.m. London, Tuesday. The Daily News' correspondent at Semlin, Hungary, reports that cholera is spreading north, and has reached Bulgaria. News is strictly censored There are several hundred cases at Mustapha Pasha, where the sanitary hospital arrangements are dangerously inadequate. The school is converted into a hospital, many lying on the floor. Corpses are often untouched for twenty-four hours. At Maritza the water is contaminated. Cholera is raging at Adrianople, including the Servian besiegers. The Bulgarian regulars have been sent to Chataldja, the Servians and third-class reservists maintaining the investment of the town. The Servians largest guns are hopelessly outranged, by the great Turkish batteries. The Turks repulsed every attempt to hold Papa°tepi, displaying desperate gallantry. They won back the ground, especially to the right of Maritza, where General KirkofFs seventh division retired four miles and l°ft the bank, where the Servians sustained heavy losses. The Bulgarian infantry on Thursday after a fierce fight entered Karagach, a suburb of Adrianople. Street enßuea,

DURAZZO TO BE ATTACKED. London, Tuesday. The Daily Chronicle Telegraph's correspondent at Durazzo reports the Servians are preparing to cross the river Matza in boats en route to attack Durazzo, whither the Servians, who were victorious at Monastir are also marching. INVESTMENT OF ADRIANOPLE. Sofia, Tuesday. The Turks at Adrianople on Sunday sortied the southern Bulgarian lines but were repulsed with considerable loss. The Bulgarian investment of is within a kilometre of the town.