War in Albania

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 6, 26 May 1914, Page 5

War in Albania

INSURGENTS' SUCCESSES CONTINUE KING CONSENTS TO A COHERENCE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Durazzo, May 24. The Malissori refused to march against the insurgents, alleging tiiat t&eir duty was to protect the King of Albania. The gendarmerie, under Butch offioera, is marching on Schiak under carer of guns mounted on the hills round Durazzo. Heavy firing is in porgress in the direction of Schiak.

Foreign residents, at their own request, were embarked aboard the Italian warships. Tne naval detachments, excepting the Legation guards, have rejoined their respective vessels. Members of the International Commission went to parley with the insurgents, who had captured four Dutch officers. The Commission returned with representatives of the insurgents, who wished to confer with the King. The latter, accompanied by the staff of the Italian Admiral, has landed.

A MUTINOUS LOT. Athens, May 24. Lieut. Fordis, a young Epirote officer, persuaded 250 of his battalion to ac«ompany him to Epirus, to fight the Albanians. The mutineers seized the steamer and forced the captain to proceed to Santi Quaranta. Greek torpedo boats pursued and overtook the mutineers, who surrendered.

THE INSURGENTS' MESSAGE TO THE KING. A BLOODY ALTERNATIVE. Received 25, 11.5 p.m. Rome, May 25. The Italian Minister at Durazzo, in a graphic narrative, states thai the insurgents, aa a result of a parley, sent a white flag with a Dutch captain and requested the King to receive their delegates, submit demands, including the liberation of insurgent prisoners, and threatening to shoot their prisoners unless the reply was satisfactory.

The King signed a safe conduct. Although the insurrection fa mainly religious, many of Essad's supporters are participating. The Giornale D'ltaiia states that owing to the inadequacy of the range of the guns directed against them, tie insurgents struck down the Nationalist volunteer gendarmerie. A SPURIOUS PLOT. Received 25, midnight. London, May 25. Dr. Billon, of Durazzo, telegraphs a denial that the King's life was ever endangered. It is unofficially stated that the counsellors were alone responsible for a epurious plot, and Essad's banishment, it is now seen, has been a fateful mistake.