THE BALKANS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 2 October 1915, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

GERMAN OFFICERS IN BULGARIA. TO COMMAND TPIE ARMY. SITUATION MOST GRAVE. s (Reed. 11l a.m. s LONDON, *-vt. J. Sir Edward Grey, following ois statesmen!, said infc'rmation had nee.i receiv- - ed that Austro-German officers for sev_ - era! days had been arriving in Bulgaria: with a view to taking an active part in. i directing the Bulgarian airmy. , This action is similar to that taken; i in Turkey in 1914 wjhen German officers forced Turkey to unprovokedly attack Russia ' Since the Allied powers were bound to suppoH; the States threatened by such proceedings in Bulgaria, the news is regarded as of the utmost gravity.

1 j GREECE AND BULGARIA.

j RELATIONS SERIOUS. ATHENS, Oct. 1. Venczelos’ speech in the Chamber said that nothwithstanding mutual Greek and Bulgarian assurances that their mobilisation had no aggressive aim, the situation must be regarded as serious. Mobilisation leads to enormous expenditure and its prolongation* endangers peace. The danger is greater when one of the mobilised countries does not disguise the fact that the territorial status quo established by treaty is unsatisfactory. Only simultaneous mobilisation would eliminate the danger.

MILITARY PREPARATION'S.

ATHENS, Sept. 30. Bulgaria has reinforced herGrecoSerbian frontier, and three divisions have been sent to Maronia, three divisions to Forneef, and a large force fr» Dcdeagateh, in case of an attack by sea. Four German submarines were seen at Varna. A French official wireless states that German officers arc at Sofia conferring with the Bulgarian staff in preparation for an anti-Servian campaign.

SERVIA MENACED.

PARIS, Sept. 30. Le Temps’ correspondent at Nish estimates that half a million AustroGerman troops are massed on the Serbian frontier, including 350,000 Germans.

AN EFFECTIVE CENSORSHIP.

{ SOMETHING IMPORTANT DOING ( LONDON, Oct. 1. Private telegrams from England and Prance to all neutral countries have been suspended for 48 hours.

A SENSATIONAL ATTAIN

A POLICEMAN SHOT. TWO BURGLARS WOUNDED. MELBOURNE, Oct. 1. A sensational encounter occurred between the police and three burglars afc the Trades Hall, resulting in Constable McGrath being shot dead, and two of the intruders (John Jackson, and. Richard -Bueklhy) being wounded. A constable who was on duty at the Trades Hall had his suspicions aroused by a slight sound of sawing. He sent for assistance, and a possee of police surrounded the building. On entering, they were met by a volley of revolvershots, to which they replied. When the lights were turned on, two men were seen running along a corridor. Constable McGrath hurried along the passage, \yhere he was subseqeuntly found in a dying condition. Two burglars then rushed for the door, amid a rapid exchange of shots between them and the police. Jackson was founded in the thigh, and also got a broken ankle. He was secured Tn the yard. Buckley was seriously injured in the neck, and collapsed after reaching the yard. In the meantime a third burglar, named Ward, was caught while attempting to -escape.