Appalling Hecatomb

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 273, 10 April 1913, Page 5

Appalling Hecatomb

EPIDEMIC AMONG TURKISH PRISONERS. ' DYING BY THE HUNDRED. KSUFPICIENcToP SUPPLIES. By.CaWe—Press Association—Copyright. Received 9, 9.30 p.m. London, April 9. King Ferdinand's entry into Adrianople has been delayed owing to epidemics anlbng the Turkish prisoners. The destruction of the Arda bridge prevents th^e-forwarding of a sufficiency of supplies. Cholera, dysentery and hunger are the concentration camp on an islefSf the river Tundja into an sippalling hecatomb. The prisoners have scooped hollows out of the earth in order to secure shelter. Hundreds of corpses litter the ground. Two hundred die daily. THE GREEKS AND BULGARS. SUSPICIOUS OF ONE ANOTHER. Received 9, 9.30 p.m. Salonika, April 9. A Greco-Bulgarian commission has been appointed to delimit the frontier of the newly-acquired possessions. The Bulgarians are fortifying the western approaches to Seres, whilst the Greeks are strengthening their position at Nigriba. There are strong Bulgarian garrisons at Drama and Karalar. The latter is closed to shipping, lest the Greeks attempt a landing. The Greeks are strongly defending the strategic points around,- Salonika. There is a growing rapprochement between the, Servians and Greeks.

THE INTERNATIONAL BLOCKADE. ITALY PIQUED. London, April 8. The Giornale D'ltalia says that the ungenerous and odious pressure of the Montenegrin blockade chiefly injures Italian trade. READY FOR THE WORD. Paris, April 8. A hundred and, fifty thousand Austrian troops are massed on the Servian and Montenegrin frontiers. THE HAMIDIEH'S MOVEMENTS. Port Said, April 8. The Hamidieh has proceeded to Suez. SERVIAN ACTIVITY. Corfu, April 8. The Greek transports have returned empty. It is understood they landed fifteen thousand Servians and several heavy guns at San Giovanni yesterday. A MINATORY MONARCH. Cettinje, April 8. King Nicholas threatens to abdicate o T renounce Scutari in Servia's favor in the event of coercion.