THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1916, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

ITALIAN MARCH TO DURAZZO SERBIAN SUFFERINGS. Rome, Jan. 4. The Italians occupied fifteen days advancing from Valona to Durazzo, having to construct roads and build bridges over flooded rivers. The correspondent of the Venice Gazette tells a terrible tale of the sufferings of the Serbians in Albania. Two regiments were masacTed by semisavage Albanian tribes. Dead bodies littered the dreadful path of the exodua

ARRESTS AT SALONIKA, OF ENEMY SUBJECTS. Amsterdam, Jan. 4. A German semi-official despatch from Athens states that the Allies on Sunday arrested one thousand enemy subjects at Salonika. KING CONSTANTINE ILL.

GERMAN DOCTORS PESSIMISTIC. London, Jan. 4. Rome reports that it is unlikely King Constantine and King Peter will meet, both being seriously ill. The German doctors are pessimistic regarding King Constantine, and fear he will not be further able to deal with State matters. GERMAN ARTILLERY ON GREEK FRONTIER. Received Jan. 6, 11 p.m. Paris, Jan. 6. A great quantity of German heavy artillery is daily arriving at the Greek frontier. CONSULAR ARRESTS. A FRENCH REPRISAL. Received Jan. 5, 8.30 p.m. Paris, Jan. 4. Official: The Consuls who were arrested at Salonika have been brought to Marseilles and will be granted safe conducts across the Swiss frontier. As a reprisal for the arrest of the French vice-Consul who was in charge of the archives at Sofia we arrested the similar Bulgarian official who is in Paris. The latter is ill, and will be permitted to remain in his apartments under supervision.

OFFICIAL REPORTS. FROM ITALY. AUSTRIAN'S REPULSED. WASTED ENERGY. Rome, Jan. 4. Official: The Austrians attacked our Carso position on Mount San Miehele, but were repulsed with heavy losses. North of Falzarego the enemy exploded mines and threw an avalanche of rocks, but did no damage. FROM THE WEST FRONT. Received Jan. 5, 11.10 p.m. Paris, Jan. 5. A communique states: Our artillery inflicted heavy losses on enemy groups working at Thelus, north of Arras, and also bombarded the German troops in the suburbs of Roye. We wrecked enemy trenches north-east of Altkirche and blew up an ammunition depot. Received Jan. 5, 9 p.m. London, Jan. 5. General Haig reports: We silenced two German howitzer batteries in the Annentieres region and dispersed German work parties north-east of Ypres. Our fire prevented the enemy attack developing north of Albert.