THE BALKAN WAR

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 29 November 1912, Page 5

THE BALKAN WAR

CABLE NEWS

(Uniitd Press Association — Bjf V&ltotrie Telegraph—Copyright.)

ADRIANOPLE IN FLAMES,

IGNITED BY BOMBS FROM AEROPLANES.

(Received Last Night, 9.25 o'clock CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 28.

Mustapha Pasha telegraphed that aeroplanes } dropping pyrosiflin bombs, have ignited a large part of Adrianople.

Mr Bennett Burleigh telegraphs that Adrianople is in flames.

TURKISH REFUGEES.

ENCAMPED OUTSIDE CONSTAN-

TINOPLE

. (Received Last Night, 10.50 o'clock.) | SOFIA, November 28. I It is reported that 300,000 refugees

are encamped in caravans outside Constantinople.

I The flight of the Turkish population en masse from the country districts lias been greatly simplified by the protection by the Bulgarians of tho means of communication.

AN UNIQUE SPECTACLE. TURKISH SOLDIERS LEARNING TO SHOOT.

THE RAVAGES OF CHOLERA

(Received Last Night, 9.25 o'clock.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 28.

Mr Ash-Mead Bartlett reports from Constantinople that on Monday he rode the length of the Turkish position. He found the infantry behind the forts drilling in open order exercises, close order formation, bayonet charges, and rifle practice.

The spectacle of a whole army learning to shoot, within a few miles of an enemy was unique in modern war.

A cold spoil has diminished the cholera, though there are hundreds of victims daily. Mr Bartlett states that it is calculated that 17,000 have died from cholera, and only 8 per cent of those attacked have been saved.

GREEK .SUCCESSES. i DURAZZO OCCUPIED. 1 ' _ (Received Last Night, 10.50 o'clock.) ATHENS, November 28. Twelve thousand Bulgarians are marching from Salonika to Dedeaqach. The Greeks have occupied Kastoria. The Turks did not resist the occupation.

A wiro.less message from Dnrazzo announces that the Albanian national flag has been hoisted on the Government buildings, and the Servians are expected hourly.