The Balkans

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 171, 19 January 1914, Page 5

The Balkans

TURKISH RIvSiG2iA.TIO.VS. OW.LW TO DUPLICITY. t , By OaWc—-Press Association—Copyright Vienna, January Hi. Ismaal Pasha and Kenial Bcyi have resigned, owing to the discovery of papers showing that they hart corresponded with Izzet Paslin, though Jsmanl Pasha, pleaded that he had carried on the negotiations in order to stultify lzzet Pasha's Nattentpt to seize the Albanian throne. Austria and Italy hart previously paid Ismaal Pasha considerable, sums, hoping for his support against Essa Pasha. CHERIF PASHA INCIDENT. Paris, January IC. Sheikh Iskandcr and Burandcddinhave been arrested in connection with the attack on (.'herif Pasha, Iskander admits that he was the Paris agent of the Committee of Union and was ordered to shadow Cherif. He deelares that the instigator was Azim Bey, who was dismissed in November last in connection j with the murder of Shcvkct Pasha. I TROUBLED ALBANIA. I SANGUINARY COMBATS. • \ . Athens, January IC. A Konytza telegram reports sanguinary combats 'between Kssad's partisans and the provincial Government's supporters. Essad'a troops occupied several districts. MORE HOPEFUL RETORT. Received IS, f1.5 p.m. Berlin, January 1". The Tacglisehe Rundsclmu states that responsible circles are more hopeful as to the future of Albania. The Kaiser urgently sought, to dissuade the nccep-1 tance of the Crown hy Prince Wied, but he declined on the ground that he considered himself as mandatory of civilisation.