BULGARIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1918, Page 5

BULGARIA.

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

Hostilities Cease. * 3 Received Oct. 1, 8.45 a.m. J London, Sept. 30. -' The Serbian Legation announces that Bulgaria has surrendered uncondition- "M ally. "1 Mr. Bonar Law states that hostilities v | terminated at noon to-day. * -j Wellington, Oct. 1, ' J The High Commissioner reports under m date London, September 30 (< p.m.)r 'I Bulgaria has surrendered uneonditiflfyij J ally and accepted the French terms,- j » Received Oct. 1, 10.30 p.m.; London, Sept. 30< "< -1 The Central News Agency states j •the armistice provides for tht£ immediate tdemobilisation and surrender of all. ■ means of transport, including vesßels, ."j railways and the passage of the Entente's. 3 troops and control of navigation of the * J ' Danube.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. ..• f, New York. Sept. 8& '1 J A peace offer from Turkey, is ?f to be Imminent. " v >j Bulgaria relinquishes control,of 1% j railways for the Allies' use.' .1 gj MAURICE ON THE SITUATION;!, 1 1 Turkey Will Probably

London, Sept. SO. ' .''. i Maurice commends General X dJSsperey's refusal of an armistice \ m which might merely be intended to gain H time in- order to e.Unpate.the Bulgarian ' "I right wing, which is in danger of being ' cut off, and to enable the Auatro-Ger- - -{' man armies time to save Uskub. I£ --1 Bulgaria, is sincerely desirous of peace,' she can proceed with the negotiation* '.l while the military operations continue'* I Bulgaria's application gor an # e ; together with Berlin's prompt re-"i ' J pndiation of the proposals, not onlri means that the Bulgarian army has de-' /i teriorated, ibut that the morale of the) ' people and the Government is broken. 4 It is marvellous that an army with ft',' i great military reputation, entrenched in ♦ '■ positions of extraordinary strength 'Mi should so quickly be reduced to eutffl % straits. • , , ,'| If Bulgaria left the Central Powers ""V Turkey would proWbly follow suit, »-thl 's2 Germany's Asiatic ambition? would then he unrcalisable. The Dardanelles and '1 Black Sea would be opened, providing a new road fpr help, against the Germans in Russia, securing the Allies corn "> and oil from South Russia ,"nd the Cau' *'•' casus, and releasing a great portion oil ■ | the British armies in Palestine and Me- * • $ sopotamia. It would relieve the strain' on the Navy and mercantile marine, and t 3 enable us to assist Roumania, i rumors of anti-German ridings are re- ' -J 1 ported. This would give Austria anew -"> frontier to defend. It is small wonder that Berlin is frightened—Aus.-N.3-' Cable Assoc. ~~ : OCCUPATION OF SOFIA.- , i i ' - « '■' i Imposed by the Allies. Received Oct, 1, 2,?5 p.m. New York, Sept. 30. 'i; The New York Timess' Washington , correspondent reports that the Creel? ' ) Minister said the occupation of Sofia toy; ~j the Allies has been imposed on Bulgaria, • i j —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. •- ill DEATH-BED REPENTANCE. i ' | POLITICAL VICTIMS " PARDONED! " • ii Received Oct- 1, 7.30 p.m. * London, Sept. 30. ,?i A Sofia message states that King Ferdinand has pardoned all politicians imprisoned at the time of Bulgaria's try into the war, restoring to them their/ 1 civil and political rights.—Reuter. it I J FERDINAND CLINGS TO GERMANS^ Paris, Sept. 30. | It is officially confirmed that Bulgaria]; u has Bigned her acceptance of the £n| ; tente's terms. < Vienna newspapers 3lato that King; Ferdinand assured the Emperor Carl oft' his adliprenco to the Central Powers*" Evidently the Malinoff Cf-hinet ha# -, broken with Ferdinand. | i BULGARIAN ANTI-TURK SENTI- ?< '"if MENT. J Washington. Sept. 30. », : A United Press message states that- - M. Panaretoff says that Bulgaria will be friendly in any move against Turkey*- , —Aus.-N.Z. Cabls Assoc, ( 4 i AMERICAN CONSUL'S POSITION. Washington, Sept. SO. iluM Mr, Dominick' Mnr'phy, the Americatf Consul-General at Sofia, who accom* \ panied the Bulgarian negotiators tq Salonika, ha§ been ordered to return tcf his post, as he had not received any instructions from Washington to .t ticipate—-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asioo.