The Balkans

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 259, 12 April 1915, Page 5

The Balkans

RAVAGES IN MONTENEGRO. AUSTRIAN'S PROP BOMBS IN VILLAGES. TYPHUS SPREADING. Received April 11, 5.5 p.m. Cettinje, April !). Austrian aviators continue wanton :iltacks on undefended towns. An rier-i----plane on Thursday threw seven bombs in the market place at Podgoritza, killing and wounding seventy-two women and children. Ravages of typhus are spreading, ;■>•"- nng to the Austrian troops driving over the frontier seventeen thousand refugees from Bosnia and Herzegovina. AUSTRIAN BOMBS DROPPED. REPORTED RUSSIAN ACTIVITY. London, April 0 Ccttigne reports that an Austrian airman dropped bombs on the market olaee at Podgoritza, killing twelve women and children and injuring forty-eight. A number of buildings were destroyed. A. Sofia message stales.that two Russian delegates have arrived to conclude arrangements with Bulgarian railroads for direct communication between Russia and Salonika. M. VENEZELOS' PRO-BRITISH VIEWS. Athens, April 9. M. Venezelos, late Premier of Greece, in an interview with a British journalist, declared that he had unshtike able faith in the ability of the Allies to carry out their full programme in the Near East, and was more and more convinced that as the position develops the people of Greece will be prepared to make the necessary sacrifices. At no stage of >ecent events bad ho such a solid backing as at the present moment, as the result of the prospect of a successful issue to the operations against Constantinople. He was confident that the Greek Government would either adopt his policy or would receive an unniistakeable mandate at the elections. He added: "Whatever happens, let England remember that Greece is with her heart and soul, remembering the acts of past friendship and looking forward to abiding union." M. VENEZELOS RETIRES. ' Received April 11, 5.5 p.m. Athens, April 10. M. Venezelos Ims retired from polir.ii*>, explaining that his presence would create an internal crisis at a time whe.i a grave external danger existed. SERVIA'S NEW DANGER. AN ALBANIAN RAID IMMINENT. Received April 11, 5.5"p.m. London, April 10. It it reported that forty thousand Albanians are concentrated 'at Tirana, commanded by Turkish and German officers, for the purposes of seizing Duraizo and invading Servia.