BALKAN CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 189, 24 August 1903, Page 2

BALKAN CRISIS.

m FRMB ASBOOIAIIO*. OoHSTAMTUOPU, August 31. The Turks captured a large insurgsnt band at Fiorina. It is reported that the peasant* in j the distrust are layibg down their arms. Another band crossed the Bulgarian frontier towards Drama, where Ibrahim Pasha has had reinforcements sent. Oreeoe has appealed to the Powers to -erminate the exoeeses, and complained tint a Greek ohurch and school* at Kutchevo had been dynamited, SS2 .Greek house* burned, and ssveral Greek* killed. There are indication* that Greece i* trying to conclude a military treaty with Turkey in accordance with • secret clause, offensive and defensive, in a Consular convention to enable Greece to annex Orate in return for her services. VILLAGES BURNT BY INSURGENT#. BEYKRB FIGHTING. RUSSIAN PBKPARITIOHB. , i Coitniimßorta, August 22. The insurgents burned Vaseliko in Eastern Adrianople, and 12 Tillages. The offioials ot these plaoss were c*ptured and oonveyed to Balgaria when the captors were arrested and imprisoned. Bevere fighting has taken place it Geogele, heavy losses being sustained on both sides. The Russian demand* on Tnrkey include the concession of the cable in the Black Sea heretofore the property of the Eastern Extension Company. Lohsoh, Auguat 22. The Standard?» correspondent at Odessa reports that after the Russian Admiral, Krueger, left Odessa with the squadron, Admiral Syrydloff was instructed to bold the remainder of the Euxine squadron in instant readineee in caee of nee J. In addition to the movements of th* navy, the Russian military commands in the south and south-western military districts are again under provisional mobilisation orders. The Timet ssys that the Saltan pro* mised to employ Russian, Austrian, and Hungarian offioials to reorganise his methods of government in the disaffected districts. TUBTHER TURKISH MAMAOBEO. REFORM 07 GENDARMERIE. Sofia, August 22. A revolution has began in the eastern part of the Vilayet of Adrift* nople. An opinion is expressed at Soda that the arrival of the tquadron has encouraged the revolutionist*. Mooastir advio?s state that the Turks massacred 200 surrenderors in a village ia that district. Oohstaktinofu, August 22. The Forte is engaging four Belgian ■ officers of gendarmerie, and hopee to * reform the Gendarmerie. Theoe officers, together with two Swedish ofiewt already appointed, will be entrusted with the task.