BALKAN CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXV, Issue 181, 14 August 1903, Page 3

BALKAN CRISIS.

J PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, August 12, ■ German advices state that KosSkovsky was repu'ed a supporter of secret societies. A Bulgarian tweher accomi panied him at the mjaatni: of bis aasaaI sination. i _ The Sulcan sent his son to the Russian Ambassador with further apologies and an offer of .£BOOO compensation to Rostkovsky's family, Constantinople, August 12, Forty-sx Macedonians were killed in fighting at Okrida. Insurgents Burround 200 soldiers at Dirdje. RESIBNATION OF THE SERVIAN cabinet. Received 13,10.44 p.m. Selqradb, August 13. Three Servian Ministers represented the Radical clement in the Cabinet which has resigned, owing to non-dis-mifsal of four superior officers at Belgrade. MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS FEARED. MOSLEM FANATICISM. UNRELIABLE TROOPS. INSURGENTS HOLD WESTERN MAOEDONIA. GOVERNMENT FOOD SUPPLIES Captured. RUMOURED HASSAORE OF MOSLEMS. Received 13, 10.61 p.m. | Sofia, August 13. Bulgarian officials are pessimistic, feiriDg an early general maeeaoie of Christians in Macedonia. The Moslems in the Uakub district are excited, and are congregating at the mosqu"s. This is interpreted as ominous, and it is feared the troops will piove incapable of restraining fanatical Moslems. Half the recruits at Monastir are raw recruits and unreliable, Practically tha whole of Western Macedonia is in tKe hands of the insurgents, the Tu>ks being master of little more than the ground they stand on. The insurgents captured the Government food supplies in the Korista district, and 300 repeating rifles and ammunition an Kruchoo. Ferad Pasha was severely wounded by the Albanians on leaving Ipex with his troop". The Macedonian losses at Sovovitch wfre 150 killed. Turkish advice 3 state that 26 Moslem peasants were massacred near Perlepe.