In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 23, 3 January 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

SERVIAN KING IN SALONIKA, : Cntted -Press Association. ■V (Received 9.40 a.in.) London. January 2. King Peter, of Serbia, arrived at Salonika aboard a French destroyer.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Salonika, Deoeml.Hr 31

It is believed that the Austrians have abandoned the aggressive and are digging in. There are indications of lengthy trench warfare round Salonika.

Aeroplane observers report that the Austro-Ger mans have begun a general withdrawal from the centre of Macedonia, due to Russia’s new advance in. Bessarabia. J Amsterdam, December 31. ■ King Ferdinand gave an audience to/General von Mackensen at Sofia. London, December 31.

A German wireless message declares that Italian newspapers report that the British have landed forces near Kavalla.

'VGreat importance is attached to three' now landings in the Balkans, which are regarded as calculated to rqb the enemy of the initiative. The British landed at Orfano, thirty miles westward of Kavalla ; a second British force landed at Kavalla : and a third, French, force at Castloblorizo. A Montenegrin communique says;— “After three days’ fierce fighting, wherein several thousand shells were ■fired by the forts at warships from Cat taro, we •compelled the Austrians to retreat. Our troops are pursuing.” A cruiser has brought the contents of the Serbian Treasury to Toulon, Athens, January 1. Kinh Constantme T s wound from his last operation has not healed, and specialists on board a Greek destroyer ire coming to perform a further opera-

The Central Powers have presented a demarch regarding the arrest of the Salonika consuls. M. Skoulondis has replied that Greece has already lodged protests in London and Paris.

General Sarrail arrested the consuls n consequence of a raid by Austrojlerman aeroplanes killing and woundng several Greeks.

Paris, December 31

A Montenegrin official message states that the Montenegrins captured 1500 Austrians in the Sanjak battle, and annihilated another detachment and repulsed an Austrian attack at Boutchido. TPle Austrians recaptured Raskovagore.