THE BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 August 1916, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

WHAT WILL GRFFCE DO? t THE KING TAKEN ILu Received August 29. 11.40 p.m. London, August 2ft. Prince Andrew of Greece has arrived at Windsor Castle. Athens, August 2ft. It is announced that King Constantine has been suddenly taken ill. and cannot therefore receive a deputation} conveying SI. Venizelos' recommendations Copenhagen, August 2ft. Germany is anxiously concerned regaidiiig 'irceceV next step. Newspapers warn the people to prepare for further embarrassment. SERBIANS SUCCESSFUL ' ADVANCE. BULGARIANS REPULSED. BRITISH MONITORS AT WORK. BULGARIAN REPORT DENIED. Received August 2ft, 8.15 p.m. London, August 2S. A French official message states that tho Serbians, eastward of Corns, made important progress in the direction of Vctrinik, and repulsed three Bulgarian attacks between Banica and Ostrova, inflicting serious losses. The Bulgarians have occupied various localities abandoned by the Greeks, westward of Kavalla. British monitors bombarded enemy gatherings at the mouth of the Struma. A denial is given to the Bulgarian communique of Saturday stating that the Serbs were defeated at Ivukoruz Instead, the Serbians repeatedly defeated the Bulgarians.

GREECE'S PLIGHT. CALLOUS ANTI-VENIZELISTS.' COUNTRY SACRIFICED FOR VENGEANCE. Received August 29, 8.15 p.m. London, August 2S. The Daily Telegraph's Athens correspondent states that the Italian occupation of Palermo led to the expulsion of Greek officials passing unnoticed in Greece. Though the kingdom is fallimg around them, anti-Vcnizelists care for nothing except the extermination of M. Venizclos. They are ready to welcome the Bulgar and Turk provided it helps to attain their own object. BULGARIAN RAiOERS. CEREALS SEIZED. Received August 29, 6.5 p.m. Athens, August 2S. Bulgarians have arrived at Malik, two hours' march from Corythia, and are terrorising the inhabitants. They seized 25,000,000 kilograms of cereals in the occupied regions, which had been stored for the Greek military use or left in the farmers' hands. SITUATION IN BULGARIA CRITICAL. GERMAN DIVISION SUMMONED. Received August 29, 8.45 p.m. London, August 28. The Times' correspondent at Bucharest states that the situation in Bulgaria is critical. A German division has been summoned to suppress Prussian movements. At Pholippopolis, Yamboli, and Starazaora the population lesisted with considerable bloodshed. The positoin of M. RadoslavofFs Cahii.et is very critical. A SCHEME THAT FAILED. ■SERBIANS SAVE THE SITUATION. AT VERY LONG ODDS. !, Received August 29, 5.45 p.m. London, August 28. Mr. Jeffries, writing from Athens, states that the Bulgar s scheme was to lapidly overcome the Serbians and descend, with a fast army corps, on old (ireect, perhaps towards Athens, hoping that the general disorder would severely embarrass General Sarrail. Although the Serbians had 8000 against 00,000, •';hey saved the situation.