The War Cloud

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 196, 8 January 1913, Page 5

The War Cloud

FURTHER HOSTILITIES IMMINENT.

the peace conference. TURKEY'S TERMS TURNED DOWN. A DEADLOCK. By Cable-Press Association-Copyright. London. January 6 . Aft " "filing the latest proposals, in jhKh Turkey .till insists 0 n the retcntion of Adrianople. the Allies suspended the confo r «.m P . without definite, ly breaking off negotiations, in the hope tiu j ° Turks wiH "consider their attitude.

Received 7. 5.1., p.m. London. Januarv 7. Keschid Paslw ha- handed the Allies * declaration to (he effect that the cession of Adrianople i< impossible from the standpoint of the security of the Dardanelles.

Constantinople. Januarv ft. The Turks have consented to abandon Crete q n the express condition tint no other island is claimed. The conference adjourned for twenty minutes, and the Allies then replied that the declaration did not meet their demands. The new proposal was not of a nature to lead to, an agreement therefore they would he obliged to suspend the conference. The Turks protested that the suspension was irregular, and desired to discuss it. They left the palace perturbed and excited. In an interview later th«y declared that the Allies had suspended the conference. hoping that Adrianople would lali m the interval.

THE NEXT STEP. Received January 8, 12.5 a.m. London, January 7. The Chronicle says that the suspension of the conference will ingenuously reieve the Balkans of the responsibility of the next step, which must be taken either by Turkey or the Powers. The Daily x evVß that j ta]y . g anxious to retain the islands she i s " occupying. If so, an international scramble will begin.

Austria is opposed to the Allies annexing any of the Aegean islaid,. Several newspapers question whether the Powers will be able to agree upon a line of action.

Vienna, January 7. The tone in official circles is hardening against Servia in the direction of advocating a big Albania, extending from Mitrovitza to Prevesa, which would leave Servia with a trifling rectification of her frontier.