THE BALKAN CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 265, 2 November 1908, Page 2

THE BALKAN CRISIS.

XHE CI4OWN I'iilXcEs MISSION. 'THE CZAR'S ADVICE. Received 1, 4.1.> p . m . London, October 31 lteutcr states mat u'e uJ/ . tiiuiiuucT tu iho ISorviiui Crown and the ex-Premier AI. Pusitoli, brintr! wg Xing Peter's letter askuig u e S r to cniiorse Austria', act. * Mt Ihe Czar counselled calmness and patieuce, u TURKS' BOYCOTT OF AUSTRIAN UOODS. Received 1, 4.15 p.m. Constantinople, October 31. Die Porte, iu n circular to the provinces, declares the public has liberty to or not to purchase Austrian goods, liiii (lcmonsUntion tin* Aus* trails and the boyei.it of their goods were unnecessary, inasmuch as the tlovcrnment were prutcstiag against tht annexation. RIiCOUNUION OF IHE ANNEXATION.

RUSSIAN SLIJINESS. Received 1, 4.10 p.m. London, October 31. The Morning Post's St. Petersburg correspondent mentions that efforts are being made to secure the postponement of the formal recognition of the ftnn.xation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by resisting Austria's demand for tie Powers' recognition of her annexations as a prerequisite of the conference, thusi forcing Austria to decline to attend the conference, which would then collapse, and thus relieve Russia of the unpleasant necessity of proposing the abandonment of the conference. *" This explains the simultaneous statement of the Times' St. Petersburg correspondent that M. Isvolsky*s position is at present secure.

THE DOUMA'S ATTITUDE. Received 1, 4.10 p.m, St. Petersburg. October 31. Count Brobiasky, in a speech at a Slavophil meetin'g at St. Petersburg, said if tile Government recognised the annexation by Austria it would be forced to disperse tile Douma. This is the impression of all the members of the Douma.

SERVIA'S COMPENSATION DEMANDS. BESET WITH DIFFICULTIES. Received 1, 4.10 p.m. London, October 31. The Times' Belgrade correspondent says that the demand for territorial compensation by Servia is admittedly beset with difficulties. If the difficulties are insurmountable Servia will urge that the annexation question remain open and not be submitted, tlm inference thuß being that it is hoped &p long as Europe does not ratify tie annexation the Servian demands will have a chance of being considered.

BULGARIA'S PROMISE. London, October 80. The Times says: "Bulgaria in her •».- ply to the Powers' Note, promises to dismiss her reserves on Monday and not to replace them. She undertakes not to trouble the peace and to try to arrive at a direct understanding with Turkey. This is not unsatisfactory, though it does not contain a definite admission of Turkey's ri'ght to compensation. "The best hope of a rapid and peaceful solution lies in the wisdom of the leaders of Russian opinion, particularly M. Tavalskv, in moderating the popular feeling. Since the Russian leade-s calmed the nation during the dispute regarding the Dardanelles, they may succeed now in influencing the popukr opinions upon the demand of the Southern Slavs for holp."

REVOLUTION IN THE AIR. REPLACING"THE SULTAN. Constantinople, October 30. There is an impulsion that the Young Turks are massing the new g*;rison of Anatolian troops at Constantinople in order to overawe the Sultan's Albanian Guards and replace Abdul Hamid by his brother Suleiman.