THE BALKAN SITUATION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 558, 12 April 1913, Page 5

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

MONTENEGRO BLOCKADED,

By - Oop.vrißM London, Thursday.

The three days' notice having expired, the blockade of Montenegro was commenced to-day by tlso warships of the Powers.

Austria is also prohibiting goods passing across her landward frontier into the kingdom.

It in rumoured in Berlin thai King Nicholaß has yielded on the Scutari

question. There are persi.sl.ont rumours in the European capitals thai Montenegro has been offered a loan of £1,000,000 as compensation for the low of Scutari, and a further strip of coast territory. Austria, it is slated, refuses to participate in guaranteeing the loan, and will not consent to allow territorial compensation at the exponso of Albania.

A despatch from Malta states that the warships Duko of Edinburgh and Medea have bwn ordered eastward. Other vessels hae received orders to hold themselves in roadincsß

A telegram from Cettinje states that the Montenegrin Government has refused, on military grounds, to hand the Turkish commander of Scutari the Grand Vizier's instructions to permit the civil popualtion to leave. Montenegro lias asked for an explanation of Austria's action in withholding at Cattaro a consignment of goods for Montenegro.

BULGARIA CLAIMS SALONIKA. CESSION TO GREECE MOOTED. Received this day, 10 a.m. Vienna, Friday.

The Nieufroipresse Bays England and the Triplico advocate Salonika being given to Bulgaria as compensation for Silistria. Russia and France favour the cession of Salonika to Greece. Belgrade, Friday. It is announced that Bulgaria is formally claiming Salonika and taking military measures to support the claim. Greece is concentrating an army at the railway from Salonika to Salmanli. SERVIA ABANDONS SCUTARI. Received this day, 10 a.m. London, Friday. Many reports stnto the Servian army has abandoned the attack on Scutari. A BALKAN BOYCOTT. AGAINST AUSTRIAN GOODS. Received thin day, 11..') a.m. Belgrade.. Friday. ThcfChambers of .Commorco and Industry have declared a genera) boycott against"Austrian merchandise. The banks have decided <;o cancel the credits of all merchants dealing in Austrian goods, unices Austria abandons her anti-Servian attitude. Cottin.jo, Friday. The Official Gazette states there were heavy losses at Tarabosch due to the Servian artillery firing whilst the Montenegrins were attacking, the commander forgetting the order to cease lire.