BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1915, Page 5

BALKANS.

GREECE AND BRITAIN. TRADE AGREEMENT ARRIVED AT. Athens, September 2. Greece and Britain have signed a commercial agreement fixing the total importations and exportations between Greece and the Allies. Greece undertakes to prevent traffic in contraband and the Entente permits the free exportation of tobacco, raisins, and currants and the importation of all goods exclusively reserved for local Greek consumption. THREATENED SERBIAN INVASION. COMMENT ON GERMANY'S PLANS. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received Sept. 3, 7.30 p.m. London, Sept. 3. Colonel Repington says that tho renewed threat of an Austro-German invasion of Serbia merits respect. It would he a big thing to disarm Serbia, and chain Bulgaria to the German chariot, breaking the way to Constantinople, in order to fall into the arms of Enver Pasha and his crew, but it is a good deal to ?ik us to believe that tho* - ; BtOka-u States which are owing their existence to Russia and her friends are ready to become instrumental victims of Teuton domination. There is nq. doubt of the greatest desire on Aus-tria-Hungary's part to wipe out memories of their defeats at Serbian hands, but winter approaches, and the AustroGermans are deeply involved in more important operations. Germany, with uneompiorod enemies on two fronts, and her source of recruiting unable to stand the heavy demands caused by immense casualties without enlisting those above military age, may well dread the Balkan adventure,