ANARCHY IN ALBANIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 134, 9 February 1915, Page 5

ANARCHY IN ALBANIA.

TU RKO-AUSTRIAN INTRIGUE. WHOLESALE ROBBING AND KILLING. * Press Association —Copyright. '■ (Reed. 9.25 a.m.) CETTINGNE, Feb. 8. Official: In consequence of Austrian and young Turk intrigues, anarchy in Albania is daily becoming more serious. Bandits are robbing and killing wholesale. Many Montenegrin merchants have been victimised,, and transports have been seized at Boyanana River. The Consular authorities are unable to control the lawlessness.

, BRITISH WAR PENSIONS. TO SOLDIERS’ DEPENDENTS. j (Reed. 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 8. 'Mr Barnes, a Labour member of the House of Commons, stated that actuar. fial estimates show that pensions and ••allowances recommended by the Select Committee will cost £346,000,000. THE POPE’S PRAYER. * OFFERED IN ALL CHURCHES. (Reed. 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 8. 'The Pope’s prayer for peace was {offered at Westminster and in all other Catholic churches throughout Europe. There were 60,000 people at Saint ‘Peter’s, Rome, and an immense congregation at Notre Dame, Paris. UNREST IN AUSTRIA; STUDENTS AND JOURNALISTS ARRESTED, 1 (Reed. 8.5 a.m.) ROME, Feb. 8. Fresh.' disorders have broken out at Prague. The inhabitants are irritated at the arrest of Czech students and journalists. H is reported that five dynamite attempts have been made against politicals in Bohemia since the Ist of February. ' GERMAN BASE CAPTURED. TWO MILES ON HIPS AND ELBOWS (Reed. 9.25 a.m.) • PETROGRAD, Feb 8. - After crossing the Bzura the Rus-

sians occupied a strong position close to the Germans advanced base. Two companies of infantry commanded by Captain Petrcff SpieridouofC cut the wire entangelments guarding the base, despite the enemy’s artillery. Men wriggled cn hips and elbows for two and a half miles' and drove out the enemy. A PROGRESS REPORT. VIOLENT INFANTRY ACTIONS. (Reed. 9.25 a.m.) PARIS. Feb 8. A communique states that, a vioent artillery duel took place at Quinchy. We captured trenches west of Carenchy by a coup de main and repulsed attacks at Massignes and Fontaine. A violent infantry action is progressing at Bagatelle, where we maintained our position. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE CASUALTIES. 104.000 TO FEBRUARY 4. V 1 LONDON, Feb. 8. Mr Asquith, in the House of Commons, said the total casualties in the expeditionary force to the 4th February, were 104,000. FOOD IMPORTATIONS. AMSTERDAM, Fob. S. The German Government declare their readiness to entrust the management of food importation to an American organisation.