In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 72, 1 March 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

, ITALIAN WITHDRAWAL FROM DURAZZO. ( THE TOWN IN FLAMES. Amsterdam, February 27. An Austrian communique says:— Fire from enemy ships hindered our entrance into Dnrazzo but eventually one of our battalions entered the town, which was in flames. | GREECE’S POSITION. THE QUESTION OF INTERVENTION. London, February 28. j A correspondent in Cairo.says that information received amongst the Greeks, there confirms the indication 'that it is desirable that a union of all Greek parties should take place in a common policy of intervention on behalf of the Allies. Even the staunchest Government supporters agree that the most critical moment is arriving when a final decision must be taken if Greece is not to lose the realisation of her aspirations. DISSATISFACTION IN BULGARIA. ANTI-WAR MOBS PARADE THE STREETS. FERDINAND’S ABDICATION DEMANDED. POLICE POWERLESS. GERMANS LOSING CASTE. SOLDIERS SYMPATHISE. GERMO-BULCARIAN ILL-FEELING 1 IJnitbu Phesi AtßocmiiON.] (Received 9.35 a.m.) # London, February 29. The Petit Parisian's Salonika correspondent publishes significant news from Bulgaria. Anti-war meetings had been held in the streets, the police being powerless to interfere, while the troops ■ refuse to assist. Some meetings demanded King Ferdinand’s abdication in favor of the Crown Prince, and the withdrawal of the Germans. The tension between the Germans and the Bulgarians at Fskub is extreme. The troops occupying separate banks of the Vardar, and the Bulgarian sentinels have been - ordered to fire on Germans attempting to cross.