THE KING'S STRATEGY.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 January 1916, Page 5

THE KING'S STRATEGY.

AUSTRIAN'S RECEIVE A REPULSE. Received Jan. 23, 5.5. p.m. Paris, Jan. 22. The .Petit Journal's Rome correspondent says that fighting in Montenegro continues everywhere. The recent interruption is due to King Nicholas's adroitness in utilising ■ the occasion : to send away useless youths as a protest against the army's retreat. General Martinovitch has repulsed the Anstr'mns at Berane. DISARMANENT DIFFICULT. Received dan. 23, 11 p.m. Amsterdam, Jan. 22. The, Austrian Press Bureau states that Montenegro has great difficulty in carrying out disarmament, owing to the great distances, bad roads, and the absence of telephones. Some portions of the army and the population have not yet clearly understood the necessity for capitulation.

iKING NICHOLAS RUNS AWAY. THE ARMY'S MOVEMENTS. Received Jan. 24, 1.5 a.m. Paris, Jan. 23. A Montenegrin official dispatch says that King Nicholas arrived at. Brindisi, en route to Lyons. General Vukoviteli, ex-Premier, commands the army and is endeavoring to effect a junction with the Serbians in Albania. , ~ .: :i OCCUPATION OF CORFU. ARRANGEMENTS COME TO. Received Jan. 23, 11 p.m. Athens, Jan. 22. King Constantine. is quoted as saying: "l„agrcc with martial law in Corfu, with a view of. .preventing, the Greek papers from appealing to foreign countries to interfere with Greece'.-; sovereign rights." The Evening News correspondent at Athens says that the Entente representatives- and" M. Skouloudis have reached satisfactory arrangements regarding Corfu.

HOCH! HOCH! BULGARIA'S LEAP TO GLORY. TORRENTS OF BLASPHEMY. Received Jan. 21!, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Jan. 22. King Ferdinand, in proposing the health of the Kaiser it i banquet at Nish. on January IS, concluded his speech: "Hail, Emperor Caesar and King! Thou art the victor, and art glorious in ancient Nish. All the peoples of the. East salute thee as redeemer, bringing to the oppressed prosperity and salvation.'' The Kaiser, in replying, said: ''We have been challenged by our enemies, who endangered the'future of the whole, of Europe. We have had a hard tight, which has spread further. Under you, Czar Ferdinand, Bulgaria has added one other sublime leap to glory. With God's gracious help our great deeds will be accomplished, and with the firmest confidence we will pursue our aim."