PEACE OR WAR

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 14 January 1913, Page 5

PEACE OR WAR

CABLE NEWS

(United Iress Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

TURKISH COUNCIL SUMMONED

FORCES BEING CONCENTRATED

(Received Last Night, 11.10 o clock.) CONSTANTINOPLE, .January 13. Reinforcements from Heraklea and Ismad have been sent to Chatald.ia, where between" 1 50,000 and *.00,000 troops are concentrated'. The Cabinet lias summoned tiie Grand Council to decide for peace or war.

ROUMANIA WAS DECEIVED

BULGARIAN JOURNAL'S VIEWS

(Received January 13, 8.55 a.m.) ) SOFIA, January 12. The semi-official newspaper -Mir, commenting on. "Rouniania's claim, says that ißoumania, like the other Powers, expected the Allies to he defeated. Had she joined the Allies she might havo accomplished without bloodshed tho task of freeing the Christians. Roumania can only regret the loss of a propitious opportunity instead of elaiming~Bulg«rian territory. ADRIANOPLE. (Received January 13, 8.30 a.ni.) LONDON. Jnnuary 12. .Renter's Agency states that it is believed that the Turkish Commander has partly rovictualled! Adria.nople, seizing, in spite of the armistice, a. .food convov intended for the Bulgarians at Ghataldeja.

SIR EDWARD GREY,

ANXIOUS TO CONFERENCE. ' .

JiOl*NT NOTE FROM POWERS

(Received! This Morning 12.15 o'clock) LONDON, January 13.

Sir Edward Grey endeavoured to induce Reshed Tewfik not to break off the negotiations,.and state*.that he is prepared, as Honorary President, to reopen the Conference. The Turks declined, declaring that they had reached the limit of their concessions.

A joint Note will robably be presented to Turkey-.to-day. It is understood that it will bear a firm tone, and counselling Twrkev to sivo up Adrianople, s reserving the settlement of the Aegean Islands to the Power?, who will afford Turkey financial assistance,if she accepts the proposition. Otherwise financial aid will be withheld. M. Daneff has offered to cede to Roumania some cf -the u;:populate:! country near Silistria, but Bulgaria will not concede anv centre of population.