PEACE OR WAR?

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 215, 30 January 1913, Page 5

PEACE OR WAR?

THE ALLIES' NOTE. SHEVKET PASHA'S STATEMENT. PEACE, IV POSSIBLE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. i Received 20, i).4"> p.m. London. January 2;l. i M. Novakiteh, the Servian ambassador, will present the Allies' Note to Rescind Pasha to-day. It states that the absence of fresh proposals and the recent events in Constantinople make the silence ■significant. The delegates, therefore, place on record the rupture of the negotiations.

The Note does not mention the termination of the armistice. The Allies thank the King ami the Government for their hospitality. The Telegraph's Constantinople correspondent, in an interview with Shevket Pasha, says that after outlining optimistically the Government's programme and administrative reforms, he was cornered on the question whether there was to be peace or war. He declared: "Peace, if Europe makes peace possible." He did not intend to defy Europe or reply to her advice by bluster. Turkey did not want to draw the sword, unless as an alternation to a reprobation of Mussulman opinion. A SANGUINARY CONFLICT. AVENGING NAZIM'S HEATH. Received 30, 1 a.m. Vienna, January 2'.). There are persistent rumors of a sanguinary conflict with the army at Cliataldja, between the Young Turks and Nazim Pasha's partisans. It is also stated that Acmedabuk Pasha's fourth army corps is marching on Constantinople to avenge Nazinrs death. THE ROUMANIAN LOAN. Received 30. 1 a.m. Bucharest, January 29. It is rumored that German financiers have secured a Roumanian loan of sixmillion sterling. TURKEY'S REPLY.

Received 30, 1 a.m. London, January 21). The Chronicle's Constantinople correspondent says that the Turkish reply will thank the Powers for their benevolent advice, and regret that it is impossible to make further concessions. OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA. Belgrade. January 28. Cholera among the Servian troops is carrying off hundreds of victims daily. General Putnick has reported that the outbreak is of a serious character, and so far preventive measures have proved futile. RUSSIA'S INTENTIONS. London, January 28. It is reported at Odessa (hat if Turkey is obdurate, the Russians will land at TrcbiV.omi and proceed to Eizeroum.