THE BALKAN CRISIS
I,(A\ liltlM. CLOUDS. AUSTRIA DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION I'ROM SIiUYIA, AUSTRIA'S DETERMINATION. Received 11, 4.15 p.in. Vicuna, October 10. Austria lias demanded un e\|ilam\lum of Sal via's action in summoning the reserves to join the Colors. liaron Aehrenthal, when infoimins Hie Powers of thi s demand, intiinateii the determination ol' his Government to protect ils frontier, also the frontier of Bosnia and Herzegovina, against Servinn threats.
POWERS' REPRESENTATIONS. Received 11, 4.15 p.m. Vienna, October 10. '.I lie signatory Powers to the Benin Treaty have made an energetic representation to the Servian Government. THE FEELING IN BOSNIA-HERZE-GOVINA. WAI! ADVOCATED. AUSTRIAN LEGATION ATTACKED. | Received 11. 1.15 p.m. . Ccttinje, October 10. A large meeting of Serbs and Turks at Uskab advocated war against Austria and Bulgaria. The people who took part iu the antiAustrian demonstration at Ccttinje smashed the window's of the AustvoHungarian Legation. SERVIA AND BULGARIA.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS RESUMED Received 11, 4.15 p.m. Belgrade, October 10. Servia and Bulgaria have resumed mutual diplomatic relations. BULGARIAN STEAMER STOPPED. Received 11, -1.15 p.m. Constantinople, October 10. The forts in the liosphorus yesterday, firing blank cartridge, stopped a Bulgarian steamer flying the Bulgarian Royal Hag. TURKEVVS LOST PROVINCES. THE TURKS' HANI) STAVED BV BRITAIN,
CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS. Received 11, 4.13 .p.m. London, October 10. The Turkish Ambassador to Britain, in ail interview, declared that oniy Britain's invaluable sympathy icstrained some sections of tile l'urkio.i people from adopting extreme measures. It was Turkey who iirst suggested a conference of the Powers. She intends to discuss solely the question of Burguriau independence and the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. BRITISH SQUADRON. DESPATCHED TO AEGEAN SEA. . Received 11, 4.15 p.m. London, October 10. Prince Louis of Itall enberg is aboard the battleship Prince of Wales, and commands the squadron despatched to the Aegean Sea to watch events. The squadron includes the battleship Canopus, the cruisers Sullolk and Minerva, and the destroyer Angler. SYMPATHY FOR TURKEY. WIIAT THE SQUADRON STANDS FOR. Received 11, 4.13 p.Hi. I»ndon, October 10.
The Times says the departure of the ] squadron is a corollary to the speeches of Mr. Asqiiith and Sir Edward Grey, and marks Britain's sympathy with Turkey in her severe trial. The Telegraph declares it is intended, by a, fitting demonstration, to preveafc any further disintegrating tendency ill the Ottoman Empire. CRETAN INDEPENDENCE. . NOT RECOGNISED BY BRITAIN. Received 11, 4.15 p.m. London, Oclob.er 10. Sir Edward Grey intimated that Britain declines to recognise any in Crete without the consent of the protecting Powers. .STOCK EXCHANGE GREATLY j DEPRESSED. Received 11, 4.15 p.m. London, October 11. The London Stock Exchange was greatly depressed. Consols fell to 83%, hut recovered to 84'/ 8 . There was free selling for all classes of stocks. AUSTRIA'S I)|AN ÜBK FLEET. 1 ANCHORED NEAR BEIjGRADE. SERVIANS UNPREPAR-EDNESS. Received 11, 4.30 p.m. London, October 10. The Telegraph says Austria's Danube guardships are anchored near Belgrade, the capital of Servia. This, with the Servian Minister of War's report OB the unpreparedness of the army, is quietening the nation. SERVIA',S (PROTEST. NOT ACCEPTED AT VIENNA. Received 11, 4.30 p.m. London, October 10. The Servian protest against the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was not accepted at Vienna, on the ground that, not being a signatory Power, Servia was not entitled to intervene.
SERVIAN INTRIGUES. RKSPUXSIISLE FOIt THE DIFFICULTIES. Received 11, 4.30 p.m. Vienna, October 10. Herr lihevenhuller, interviewed, declared that Servian intrigues were partly responsible for the difficulties compelling Austria to settle the position of the two provinces. It was strange to hear Kervia asking for compensation which would involve u general scramble. GREAT ANXIETY IN PARIS. Received 11, 4.30 p.m. i'aris, October 10. Ureal anxiety was exhibited at Paris 011 Friday owing to the strained 1 relations of Austria and Servia. The oniy encouraging item was Greece's hesita-1 tion to respond forthwith to the Cretans' demand for union, preferring 1 to Milmiil the wishes through the proper channel. THE BERLIN TREATY. ITS MODIFICATION. THE POWERS' POSITION. Received 11, 4.30 p.m. Paris; October 10. It is seini-ollicially asserted at Paris that Britain, France, and Russia have assured the jwrte that they consider any modilieations of the Treaty of Berlin require the assent of all the contracting Powers. Italy concurs oil matters of principle.
THE DANCiEU OF TRUSTING TO TREATIES. beyim.* London, October 0. Mr. Winston Ohurchill speaking at Dundee, advised the nation to keep calm over the Balkan developments. He said nothing very serious would happen. The events showed the danger of trusting to treaties and tlie smooth phrases of diplomacy. It was imlispensiblc that Britain slliould rely on a powerful navy maintained in the highest state, of cllicieiicy ami strength. BRITISH NAVY' ALEUT, London, October 0. The battleships Glory and Prince of Wales and the cruisers Diana and Lan- I raster have left Maltn for the Aegean Sea to watch events. Prince Arthur of Connaugiit, FieldMarslmll cominanding-iuHiicf the Mediterranean Forces, has left London to resume duties at Malta.
8101 an RESERVISTS CALLED ! OP. . Tlelgrnde, Octo'oer !1. Ino Servian reservists will join Un» on Smulav. Servian troops arc ■guarding u ie roads and bridges to 'provent bands of their countrymen from ontcviug Bosnia.
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WAItNINU X(J SUitV.UA, Vienna, October !). .... L ' ! u "J unt .v the miuii bcMm uui i u "piny J „ sta.nl, .uid ,Vi ihi mijfui 1()Se Hung, even her independence, bv for., '"a a, war. ' L CRETE'S TKAS'SEEItK.NI'E, Athens, Ocli.U'r 11. Tile consular body at Cre e enltie i il protvst, bill did not onuiiwme oppose the Cretan liovcraiueufs taking tu o uil th of fidelity t 0 Greece. RUSSIA ADVISED TO ,IO;N AN' D BRITAIN".
St. Petersburg, October U. 'i lie Xovoe \ reniya, in LJie of a striking ariiele, urges ltiissi.i' to join with I'ranej and Britain in adopting a thoroughly disiuteivsted attitude rerdiiijr the Balkan <|iicstioii. Otherwise the paper foresws that, the claims for compensation now being advanced in many quarters will lead to the dls. niembersliip of Turkey and a European war. AUSTRIA'S MOVE DEFENi n<;D, Viunna, October 'J. Emperor Josef, in opening the I'atIlament at Dudu-I'esth, declared that the withdrawal of the Austrian troops from N'ovibazar was incontrovertible proof that Austria aimed at no territorial expansion beyond what weM really her present possessions; lor tllie ties of the last thirty years rendered Austria's possession oi Bosnia and Herzegovina indissoluble. BarouAercnthal, Minister for Foreign Affairs, affirmed that the Government was in agreement with Germany, Italy and Russia. , BULGARIAN TRIBUTE STOPPED. Sofia, October !), Tho tribute to Turkey from Kasten [ Roumelia (which was united to Buipnria in 1885) for September is now due, but the Bulgarian Government has slopped payment.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 247, 12 October 1908, Page 2
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