JUST IN TIME.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1915, Page 5

JUST IN TIME.

THE SALONIKA RAILWAY. Received Oct. 9, 12.40 a.m. Paris, Oct. 8. Le Journal states that the Allies landed just in time to prevent the Greco-Serbian railways being held up. Orders were sent from Berlin directing that all rolling stock and engines of the two Aus-trian-owned lines must bo sent to the Bulgaria track, which had already been torn up at several points by Austrian emissaries.

The Greek Government sent M. Diamantides, Minister of Communication, to Salonika, fully empowered to deal with the situation. He immediately ousted foreign directors and installed Greeks. STERN MEASUrtES. Budaposth, Oct. 8. Wholesale arrests of the leaders of the Agrarian party in Bulgaria have commenced. The Government announce they are prepared to take the sternest measures to crush attempts to impair Bulgarian unity.

REPORTS FROM LONDON. SERBIANS ON A GOOD DEFENSIVE. THE ALLIES' LANDING. Received Oct. 8, 11.55 p.m. London, Oct. 8. The obscurity of the general situation in the Balkans continues. There is no indication of King Constantine's intention, though it is believed he still adopts a benevolent neutrality towards Serbia, and does not desire to obstruct the France-British force. British and French officers arrived at Salonika on October 1 and diseussed the Allied landing with the commander of the Third Greek Army Corps. When the matter was referred to M. Venize'os he confc-ired with the Mw'ftwa of the Entente, with the result that M. Venizelos registered a protest which was not intended to impede the passage of the Allies, but to defend Greek sovreignty.

The news of the Austro-German offensive has aroused anxiety in Britain and France and Italy, but it is recognised that the Serbians are in a strong position on the lines where they inflicted a signal defeat on the Austrians a year ago. Moreover, the valley of Morava is flooded, and most of the roads are only practicable by light Balkan ox-carts, of which the Austrians require twenty thousand to revictual the armies.

An eye-witness at Salonika describes the arrival of great Trans-Atlantic liners at eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, followed by smaller transports with war Jnaterial. Destroyers escorted them into the harbor, and airships guarded the en-, trance. The landing began on the ■westem side of the harbor at nine o'clock, On the opposite quay were Greek transports with troops from Piraeus. The landirj,' proceeded swiftly, the first gun being landed at 9.30. The soldiers, headed by bands, marched to a prepared camp through curious and silent spectators .