BALKAN CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 187, 10 August 1903, Page 3

BALKAN CRISIS.

+ INBUBKSOTIOS SPBEAD.ING. TILLAGBK3 REFUGING IN MOUfITAI SB. MB PHKB ASSOCIATION. | Cohstasxinople, August 8. Monastir Ovular despatches state the insumc i n started a fortnight too I nop, owicg to the chiefs of the bands of insurrec ionists beiug disconcerted! by preventive measures, j The Bulgarian inhabitants of mtny Tillages are taking refuge in th? mountains. The Porto is unable to accede to the railway companies' demands to increase the military guards on the railways to 30,000 men, owing to the impoverishment of the treasury. In consequence of the seriou? representations of the British Ambassador at Constantinople regarding the position of affitirs in Armenia, the Porte holds the Valis personally responsible for Kurdish excesses. The Vali of Erzeronfc informed the Buasian Embassy that 600 rebelearrived at Heatchakists from Russian territory and compelled the Armenian villagers in the Sasum distticS to take refuge in the mountains. DBFEOTIOS OF TOBKI3H BEDIKS. A BtHMJABIAN FOBOR ROUTED. VODDBB DBPOrS BUBNT. CoHBTAHTiBcrPLE, August 8. The Turkish Bedifa in Macedonia are discontented and insubordinate. Many are deserting and selling tneir arms to the insurgents. Losdoh, August 8. Reuter states that four battalions of Turkish troops, with artillery, routed a force of Bulgarians at Sovoriteh. Tee great fodder depots at Somanli, Aydirlie, and Harmaclq have been burnt. Harmanlu is some distance south-east of Tirnova.