Against the Turks.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 238, 17 March 1915, Page 5

Against the Turks.

VARIOUS BALKAN ITEMS. AN EPIDEMIC OF TYPHUS. London, March 15. The Cologne Gazette says that Abdul llamid's favorite son, litirhan.-.ed J Din, has been strangled at Constantinople. Renter explains that this has a special significance, owing to the Prince's proGerman sympathies. At-u ns, March 15. An epidemic. of typhus broke out in Scrvia after the expulsion of the Aibtrians. Many doctors succumbed, including Americans. Cettinje, March 15. , Official.—Austria has driven.out tcii thousand old men, women, and children from Bosnia and Herzegovina into Montenegro. Many are suffering from horrible diseases. It is -presumed the Austrians desire io introduce into 'Montenegro virulent diseases. London, March 13. Sofia reports that Turkey is offering Bulgaria territorial 'concessions. The Greek Chamber lias adjourned for a month. It is believed it will then be dissolved.

DETHRONING THE SULTAN. BRESLAU AST) GOEP.EN TO BE SUNK. Received March IG, 5.'25 p.m. .London, March IC. Fugitives at Bucharest from Constantinople report that there is much talk of a possible deposition of tile Sultan. If the. Allies force the Dardanelles the Turks have resolved to sink the Brcslau and Ooehen. MORE GERMAN INTRIGUE. (Times and Sydney Sun Service.) Received March 10, 5.25 p.m. London, March 10. . Germany is trying to induce Turkey to restore to Bulgaria the territory of Thrace, in accordance with the Treaty of London, in return for active support, .with the object of embroiling Bulgaria with the Entente. EMISSARIES FROM GREECE. Received March IT, I.JfO-a.m. London, March 10. Bucharest states that several of the associates of M. Ycnezelos have arrived at Sofia, suggesting a reconstruction of the Balkans League. The Bulgarians cordially received the Greeks. GOLD SHIPPED TO GERMANY. Constantinople, 'March 111. The German banks sent thrity-two cases of gold to Berlin.