THE BALKANS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 27 February 1913, Page 5

THE BALKANS

CABLENEWS

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

OPERATIONS IMPEDED

BY SEVERE SNOWSTORM

(Received Last Night, 9.45 o'clock.)

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 26. A severe snowstorm impeded operations at Adrianople, Bulair and Chataldeja. SITUATION IMPROVED. (Received Last Ts'ight, 9.45 o'clock.) VIENNA iFebruary 26. Count Stuergth, the Prime Minister, in receiving a deputation of Parliamentarians, said he was hopeful that the tension between Austria and Russia would shortly >be eased. The Reichpost admits that the situation' haft improved, and declares that Scutari will continue to belong to Albania, while Servia will withdraw from Durazzo, and the Galician reservists will disperse in a few days.

STARVING GREEKS

CARED FOR BY BULGARIANS

(Received February 26, 9.5 a.m.) SOFIA, February 25.

The Bulgarians are caring for seven hundred starving Thracian Greeks, who sought refuge at Oliorlu and Istranja. ITALY WANTS ISLANDS. NEGOTIATIONS WITH YOUNG TURiKS. (Receiver] February 28, 9.5 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE.' February. 25. It is stated that Italy if.' secretly negotiating with the Young. Turks for the purchase of the Island of .Rhodes (in the Aegean Sen 1 ). Le.ros (on the West. Consifc of Asia Minor), and Stampnlia • fin' tlie Aegean Sea) for 80,000,000 francs (£33.333,333\