IN THE BALKANS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17279, 21 September 1916, Page 7

IN THE BALKANS.

MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN. ITALIANS REPULSE BULGARS. SERB SUCCESSES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, September 19. The Italians engaged the Bnlgars in fierce fighting at the foot of Monte Belles and both sides are violently cannonading on the Serbian front. The Serbs repulsed two counter-at-tacks in the Vetrimek sector. The Bulgars have not attempted a counter-attack at Fiorina. SERBS APPROACHING RO3NA. i Router’s Telegrams. (Received September 20, 9.20 p.m.) / * SALONIKA, September 19. Serbian cavalry is advancing towards Rosna. BULGARS EVACUATING TOWN. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association(Rcceived September 20, 10.45 p.m.) ATHENS, September 20. The Allies are within six miles of Monastir, which the Bulgarians arc evacuating, abandoning guns and ammunition. THE TURNING MOVEMENT. THE SUCCESS AT FLORIN A. United Service. (Received September 20, 9.20 p.m.) LONDON. September 19. 'Mr Ward Price, writing from Salonika, says that Serbian, Russian ano French armies are making a great turning movement, wheeling from Fiorina north-east of Monastir. Latest reports state that the Serbs are fourteen miles from Monastir. Mr Jefferies, writing from Athens on Tuesday, said that the French captured the hills round Fiorina, taking many prisoners and quantities of The enemy was fleeing to Viglusa and preparing defences between the Iligo marshes and Mount Barrion. BRITISH REPULSE ATTACK. Australian and JT.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, September 19. The War Office, in a Salonika message, states that we repulsed a night attack eastward of Orliak bridge. Air craft on Monday bombed the camp at Proscnik, apparently with successful results. t GERMAN REPORT. AMSTERDAM, September 19. A German communique says: There is new fighting along Fiorina stream. THE CAPTURE OF FLORINA. BULGAR FORCES ROUTED. United Service^ ATHENS, September 19. General Cordonnier captured Fiorina after secretly oreparing for three days. A hundred motor-cars were nightly bringing troops to concentration points, completely deceiving the enemy, despite innumerable spies. . The attack quickly drovo in the Bulgarian resistance, and the light artillery following created disorder, while the night pursuit with the utmost speed prevented the Bulgarians digging in anywhere and caused the retreat to degenerate into a rout. The pro-Bul-garian and Thirirish population fled with the troops, increasing the terrble confusion. General Bejadiofu resultlessly adopted the German trick of firing cannon at the fugitives. Fiorina is undamaged. Bulgarian prisoners complain of the German officers’ brutality. GREECE NOT NEEDED. * ALLIES WILL -NO LONGER SEEK CO-OPERATION. AN ATHENS REPORT. United Service. (Received September 20, 9.20 p.m.) LONDON, September 19. Mr Jefferies, writing from Athens, reports that the newspaper “ Patris announces officially that the Allies no longer will seeK ihe co-operation oi Greece. THE KAVALA TROOPS. GREECE DEMANDS THEIR RETURN. Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received September,,2l, 12.50 a.m.) ATHENS, September 20. Tire newspaper “ Embros ” states that Greeco has demanded of Germany the prompt return of the Kavala Army Corps, with arms and munitions.