BALKAN CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 191, 15 June 1903, Page 3

BALKAN CRISIS.

THE SERVIAN REVOLTFRENCH OPINION. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. I London, June 12. I Reutar's agency states that Prince Karageirgevitch awaits the Skuptchina's tummons, A deputation will probably escort him to Belgrade. Paris, Jone 12. French rewspapers are greatly divided regarding the danger of the Servian crisis re opening the Eastern ques- ! tion. M. Delcasse,* in an interview, declared that the revolution concerned Servia alone. WIDESPREAD CONSPIRACY. ' THE KISiG RECEIVED 30 WOUfIDS. QUEEN'S BODY THROWN FROM WINDOW. BIJOIOINGS OVER THE DEED. mVBBuENOK OF OPINION AS TO BUO9ES iOB,

Received 14, 4.45 p.m. Belgrade, June 13. The conspiracy was headed and carried out by 150 officers, but they represented a far wider movement, including 'many leading persons of all political parties. A provisional Government was constituted some time ago. The army was won over, mainly by the Radical party. Several members of the late Servian Ministry were arrested at Belgrade, but sijJjscquently released, The new Premier, when intei viewed, said the Cabinet would resign whea the King had been elea'ed. Peace now prevailed, and would continue.

Received 14, 5 p.m. • An autopsy showed that King Alexander received 30 shot, wounds,

Queen Draga received numerous shots, also sabre wounds in her body after the shooting. The Q body was flung out of a window to convince the soldiers the deed had i e?n done. I The crowd cheered the as?assias, and flags were displayed at most of tfce window?. The army's nominee is exp«ct?d to ibe elfcted, but micy civilians favour a 'republic, while others favour Prince Mirko, of Monti negro.- ' GLORIFYING THE REGICIDES.

PRONOUNCEMENT BY PRINOIt KA.BAGEORGEVITOH. AUSTRO-HUKGARUN OPINION, Received 14, 4.45 p m Belgrade, June 14. Colonel Naumovi'cb, whom King Alexander shot, is officially described as dying on the fielJ of honour for his Fatherland. Colonel Miscbeti declares that the comparators work was a tremendous service to the Fatherland, P.inca on being

interviewed deplored that the army had resorted to violence, as King Alexander's abdication would have sufficed. He sdded : will be inspired with Swi'zerlacd's admirable iDstitutior s in favour of absolute liberty of the Press, I hope to see S:-rvia prosper under a constitution similar to that in force in 1899. It is untrue that I em systematically hostile to Austria, though it is pcssiUe I may have special sympathy with Russia, inasmuch as I sent my son to ba trained at the Russian Court, hoping be would take service there/' Vienna, Jum 1 3. M. Coloman de Szell, Hungarian Premier, speekiag in the Lower i-cus®, expressed howr a v > the deed, and declared the con?equencos would be pro fourd, atd that they .were incalculable. [Until the situation had brccme clearer he would not hazird an opinion.

M. Ernest von Koerber, Au3trian Premier, adlr'snng the R ich?ra'h, said thit noweves sad the tr» gic Belgrade events were, ev-ry Servian Government could rely on general symI pa by so f r as tb y shaped their policy in accordance with the ptaceful dispositions of Europe.