THE BALKAN WAR.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 28 July 1913, Page 5

THE BALKAN WAR.

EXPLANATION BY GREECE. DEMAND OF AUSTRIAN MINISTERS.^ (Received Last Night 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, July 26. " Renter states that Greece denies the report that she desires to prolong, the hostilities. If Bulgaria wants peace, she need only approach the Allies simultaneously. Both have agreed not, to accord an armistice separately. The Austrian Ministers at Belgrade and others have demanded the cessation of the war, and state that they will not permit the further humiliation of Bulgaria. If Greece and, Servia are obdurate, Roumania, acting as the mandatory of Austria and Russia, will prevent the attack on Sofia, QUESTION OF ARMIISTIOE. A TRUCUi REFUSED. (Received lihis morning 12.40 o'clock.) ATHENS, July 27. The delegates - of the different Stag's have .started for Bucharest to discuss "She holding of an armistice conference at Nisoh, simultaneously with the peace preliminaries at Bucharest. The Allies have refused Bulgaria a three-days' truce! FROM AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA. (Received Last .Night, 5.5 o'clock.) ATHENS. July 26. It is semi-officially stated that Austro-Russian pressure ought to foe exerted at Sofia to compel Bulgaria to accept the Allies' conditions; otherwise Bulgaria will have nothing to hope for. It<*is reported . that M. Venizelos has replied in the negative to the Austro-Russian requests. BURYING THE DEAD. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) BELGRADE, July 26. (Servian peasants have hurried 857 Bulgarian® #ho were killed at Pirot. ADVAiNCE ON SOFIA STOPPED. Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) BUCHAREST, July 26. In response to M. Ghenadieff's appeal, the Roumanian troops have stopped their advance fifteen kilometres from Sofia. ATTITUDE OF POWERS. •. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) ROME. July 26. It is stated that the Powers are prepared to authorise Russia to occupy Armenia, to compel Turkey to withdraw behind the Enos-Midia line and to prevent Turkey from drawing reinforcements from Asia. AN IMPORTANT FEATURE. ROUMANIA FAVOURS PEACE. LONDON, July 26. The most important feature of the Balkan news is the abundant evidence that Roumania, having secured the objects of her military action, is now throwing all her weight into the scale on foehalf of peace AMBASSADORS CONFER, ROUMANIA WILLING TO ACT AS BULGARIA'S FRIEND. (Received July 25, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. July 5. The Ambassadors in London conferred for two and a half hours yesterday without coming to a decision regarding Turkey.' BUCHAREST, July 25. King Constantine of Greece and King of Servia telegraphed to the King of Roumania that it would be a crime to grant an armistice without a security of peace, after the past experience with Bulgaria. ROUMANIAN WARNING TO GREECE (Received July 25, 9.30 a.m.) ATHENS, July 25. It is stated that» Roumania has warned Greece thajfeif she persists in pushing on to Sorts, the.Rumanian army will occupy Sofia beforehand. Roumania has also pointed out the necessity of enabling Bulgaria to resist a Turkish invasion. GERMAN PRESS IS NON» COMMITTAL. (Received July 26, 9.10 a.m.) BERLIN, July* 25. The German press is non-committal regarding Turkey's attitude, although it is assumed that the Powers will not allow the retention of Adrianople by the Turks.