Balkan War

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 170, 5 December 1912, Page 5

Balkan War

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. AN* ARMISTICE SIGNED. GREECE STANDS OUT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 4, 8.20 p.m. London, December 4. It is expected that peace negotiations will be conducted in London in a week's time. It is openly stated that the armistice will be signed, if necessary, without Greece, who will continue the war alone if they so desire. At a conference at Chataldja the armistice was signed last night, Greece refraining.

GREECE AND BULGARIA. RUMORED DISSENSIONS. Received 4, 8.20 p.m. i London, December 4. The Daily Telegraph's Salonika correspondent's censored message shows that the Greeks hive much difficulty in keeping order in the city, without causing a rupture with the Bulgarians. There have been numerous cases of friction. Vienna, December 4. It is reported that three thousand Greeks attempted to enter Sirres, but the Bulgarians repelled them, killinc 250. h

ALBANIA'S INDEPENDENCE. Received 4, 5.20 p.m. London, December 4. The Albanians at Janina contemplate proclaiming their independence. THE TURKISH PROPOSALS. NOT LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTED., London, December 3. Renter's telegrams received in London state that the Turkish terms include an armistice until peace is arranged; the right to re-victual all the forts and detached troops, also the passage of the Turkish population through the forces of the Allies if necessary, also via the lonian Isles and the Adriatic to Greece.

The telegrams point out that these terms would enable Turkey to accumulate any amount of food, munitions of war and coal, and would hearten all the Turkish troops.

THE CHATALDJA ATTACK. London, December 3. Greece has offered Bulgaria three divisions of fresh troops and the entire disposal, of its fleet, in order to force the Chataldja lines.

ALLEGED DISSENSIONS. GREECE AND BULGARIA. Constantinople, December 3. Rivalry between the Bulgarians and Greeks is acute. The Bulgarian delegates are trying to exclude Greece, and to arrange peace with Turkey alone. Athens, December 3. Newspapers express irritation at Bulgaria accepting proposals advantageous to Turkey. Paris, December 3. The Echo do Paris says that M. Poincare warned Gree'ce against dissensions among the Allies. EXODUS FROM THE HAREMS. London, December 3. The Daily Chronicle states sthat many women of the Constantinople harems arc leaving. Some have gone lo Switzerland with little money, but with splendid silks and jewels.