THE BALKAN WAR

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 23 December 1912, Page 5

THE BALKAN WAR

i CABLE NEWS

(United Press Associativtir-By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

UNREST IN MONTENEGRO. MOVEMENT TO DETHRONE KING NICHOLAS. COUNTRY IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, December 21. Tito Daily Chronicle's Cettinje correspondent rejwrts that is an agitation to dethrone King Nicholas because the Montenegrins want success compared with the Servian triumphs. To restore liis popularity, King Nicholas assumed tlio command at Skutari. During the two months he was in command the Turks were enabled to improve tlieir position, while the Montenegrin army was reduced. Tlio country, generally, i« in ;i deplorable condition. It ki. reported from Belgrade that M. Karegorgevitch is considering the advisability of obtaining united sway in Servia' and Montenegro. FATE OF ADRIANOPLE. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) PARIS, Deepiiber 21. Le Temps' Constantinople correspondent reports that Rec.lied Piusha has been instructed to raise the question oi Adrianople at the Pence Conference quickly. Tf the Bulgarians persist in its surrender, Turkey will break off negotiations. KING FERDINAND IN SALONIKA ARRIVAL SURROUNDED IN MYSTERY. (Received December 21, 8 a.m.) SALONIKA, December 20. Mystery surrounded King Ferdinand's arrival. King George of Greece was present to meet him, but King Ferdinand did not arrive when expected. He came later, when there were no Greek Royalty, present. (Receiveds December 21, 9.35 a.m.) SALONIKA, December 20. King George of Greece and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and other Royalties attend n Te Deum on the Czar's name day in the Russian chapel. The King of Greece bariqnetted King Ferdinand.

GUARANTEE TO SERVIA. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, December 21. It is officially stated that the Great Powers have agreed to the recommendation of the Ambassadors for the acceptance of Albanian autonomy, with a guarantee of Servia's commercial access to the Adriatic, i POWERS' RECOMMENDATIONS. (Received This Morning,l2.4o o'clock.) BELGRADE, December 21. The Government adheres to the Powers' recommendation si regarding Albanian autonomy and Servia's commercial access to a. port.

PEACE CONFERENCE. BEVICTUALLTNG BESIEGED 1 TOWNS. | (Received This Morning, 12.40 o'clock.) LONDON, December 22. | The Peace Conference sat for two I hours. . I The Turks are prepared to negotiate with the Greetos, but as a preliminary, and on humanitarian grounds ask for the revictualling of Adrianople and othor besieged towns. j The Allies replied that the ques- j tion of revictualling was previously J settled ai Ohataldeja, and was outside j the gooDe of the present conference, j The Turks- replied' that' they must t refer tli-o matter to the Porte. | The conference adjourned till io- j morrow. i A GREEK VICTORY. 1700 TURKS SURRENDER. (Received This Morning,l2.4o o'clock.) ATHENS, December 22. The Greeks forced several difficult parses in the eontli-west of <Pliagsa. They occupied Goitxa, and the | Turks fled. j At Mutvlene 1700 Turkish soldiers' surrendered, ' i V