THE BALKAN WAR

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 17 February 1913, Page 5

THE BALKAN WAR

CABLE NEWS

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

A BULGARIAN RUSE. "TURKISH TROOPS DECIMATED. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON. February 15. The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Mail states that the Turkish loss at Bulair was due to a Bulgarian ruse. The Bulgarians feigned disorder and retreated to a plain ccmnianded by the slopes of the Ivurudagh mountain. The Turks broke their cover and followed tlieni, but wore decimated by shrapnel from the Bulgarian batteries, on the Kurudagh. NEUTRAL ZONE. ESTABLISHED AT ADIIIANOPLE. (Received Last Nieht, 5.5 o'clock.) PARIS, February 15. Bulgaria has replied that she has instructed the commander at Adrianop le to establish a neutral zone, at Karagatch, outside the city. QUIETNESS AT ADRIANOPLE. BULAIR SITUATION UNCHANGED (Received Last Nluht. 5.5 o'clock.) CONSTANTINOPLE February 15. There way no fighting at Adrianople on Thursday or Friday. The Bulair situation is unchanged, except that the Turks have occupied Ormanlikeri, in the Chataldeja district. . TURKEY AND CRETE. i Received Last Night. 5.5 o'clock.) CANDIA, February 15. All the warships have left Suda Bay. The Turkish flag was hauled down, and the Cretans hoisted the Greek flag. TURKISH CRUISER AT MALTA. (Received La.st Night, 5.5 o'clock.) MALTA, February 15. The Turkish cruiser Hamideh, which put into Malta during bad weather, and which according to the regulations. should leave Malta within twenty-four hours, has applied for an extension of time, pleading that the machinery is disabled. GREEKS E^P.ELLED. 2UCO COMPATRIOTS ARRESTED. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) ATHENS, February 15. -Greek residents are being expelled from Constantinople. It is reported that 2000 Greek compatriots have been arretted by the Turkish authorities.