THE BALKAN CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 258, 24 October 1908, Page 2

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

TURKEY AND AUSTRIA. I NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF. New York, October 22. The New York Herald'a correspondent at Constantinople suites that Till- i key dec-lines to recognise the annexation of Bosnia aim Herzegovina I" Austria as an accomplished fact, .ind has therefore broken off the negotiations with Austria. THE SERVIAN CAUSE. AN EXCITED APPEAL. Cettinje, October 22. Tlie Prince of .Montenegro, in a heated address to his (people, calls upon .Montenegro to expend the last drop of her blood in the .Servian cause. 'Je lias sent a Note to the Powers claiming to be compensated if Austria persists in the annexation of Bosnia mid Herzegovina. THE SINEWS OF WAR.

St. Petersburg, Oelolier 22. Tile .Minister fur Will' is asking Hie Domini for an extraordinary grunt of £I,UOU,OUO for the Army ill addition to tile £!),000,000 asked for immediately after the events in the Balkans. I WARLIKE LADIES.

Received 23. 9.5U p.m. Cettinje, October 23. Princess Xenia Vera headed a projission of ladies in the streets of Cettinie, carrying banners and singing warlike songs. THE PROGRAMME OF THE POWERS DECLARATION BY SIR EDWARD GREY. Received 23, 9.130 p.m. London, October 23. 11l tire House of Commons, Sir Edward Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, declared that tile object of the communications proceeding bistweeu the | Powers is to secure some agreement regarding the programme of the conference, which is designed to settle differences without widening the area of the distunbances. As Turkey was the most adversely affected, the British Government trusted the first object of the Powers was to secure compensation for Turkey, to safeguard her interests and strengthen the new regime. Turkey's approval, he said, was a necessary condition to the adoption of any programme.