THE BALKANS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 July 1913, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

CABLE NEWS (United Pre** Auoeiation —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

BULGARIAN ATROCITIES. VILLAGERS BURNT ALIVE. WOMEN BRUTALLY TORTURED. (Received Last Night, 11.10 o'clock.) LONDON, July 10. The Telegraph's correspondent has visited Nugrita. He confirms the report regarding atrocities. The Bulgarians killed or burnt alive least 470 villagers, while another eleven hundred were murdered in surrounding villages. I The women were subjected jto nameless tortures. Nigrita is roeking with burning flesh and smouldering ruins. The correspondent states that prior to occupying Nigrita the Greeks fought with the utmost fury and i dash. \ The battle lasted until nightfall. The contending troops rolled rocks upon each other amongst the precipitous ranges. The Bulgarians lost 500 killed and 2000 wounded. The Greek losses were 100 killed and 200 wounded. They captured 2000 Bulgarians. Another correspondent alleges that the outbreak of war was due to M. Savoff acting independently of the Government, which led to his resigning and" the appointment of a Russophile (Dimatrieff) as Commander-in-Chief. The Greek Legation has made representations to Britain regarding the atrocities that the Bulgarians are perpetrating on defenceless Greek vik lagers.

BULGARIANS DEFEATED. TWELVE THOUSAND AiNNIHILATED. THE IBHTIB FIGHT. (Received Last Night 11.10 o'clock.) BELGRADE. July 10. The Bulgarians had penetrated eighteen miles info Servian territory, j They burnt villages on j their way to Konagaviatez. Servian reinforcements caught! twelve thousand Bulgarians on two sides and routed them. j ; The Bulgarians took refuge in the mountain gorges, where they ; were ■ utterly* annihilated, v ; An effort to out the Pitrot line way checkmated. yTha whole frontier hias been cleared. A battery of quick-firers was capWed. Details from Ishtib Show that t . Servians scored a brilliant victory. The Bulgarian wing, consisting of fifty battalions and one-hun-dred guns, was completely-'defeated being separated from the left wing. 1 consisting of sixty battalions and 11 guns. The latter withdrew under cover o. the centre. "?'• T ' The Bulgarians have retreated t% Radiovitch and Petchova. • Servians and Greeks from Strom-; nitza are pursuing them. REFUGEES IN SALONIKA. INCENDIARISM AND ROBBERY. ' (Received July 10, 9.30 a.mv) f . ATHENS, July 9. There are 2700 destitute refugees in Salonika from districts that have been occupied by th|e Bulgarians.. These allege that the Bulgarians burned their houses and crops and robbed them of everything. The 19,000 refugees from the Nigrita district are being distributed among the villages and' the town of Ohalkis. • INVASION OF SERVIA. \ ' BELGRADE BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT. (Received Julv 10. "10 a.m.) , - - LONDON, July 9.; The Bulgarian invasion of Servia is'for the purpose of cutting ofiF the southern Servians. Belgrade, by the seizing of the railway, is becoming increasingly important. Many of the i bridges have been destroyed between Nish and Vranja, Servian towns.