HORRIBLE BUTCHERIES BY THE TURKS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 807, 18 August 1877, Page 2

HORRIBLE BUTCHERIES BY THE TURKS.

15,000 BULGARIANS FUGITIVES, MASSACRED, OR BURNED. ? THE MASSACRES PERPETRARED PYTHETURKESH TROOPS. ! Sydney, August 15. The ' Sydney Morning Herald » of this morning lias the following from its special correspondent :•— London, August 11. The •' Daily Nows 'correspondent at Bucharest reports the wholesale butchery of the Christians south of the Balkans by the Turkish troops, who were incited by merchants and landed proprietors. la the Achipat district 30 churches and 500 schools and colleges were burned, ami J2 ? OQQ to

15,000 Bulgarians were fugitives, ot 4 were massaored or burned m their " houses. A Turkish Bey ..was personally engaged m the worlri ■ ' . The slaughter is confirmed by the Times,' with harrowing debars. ; THE QtJßEtf'S SPEECH AT FHE PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. • Lohdon, Augnst 14. 6 35 p. m. - The Colonial Inscribed Stooks Bill has passed. Lord-jCarnarvon, during the second reading 'm th« House of Lords, highly commended Sir Julius Vogel's exertions. The ' Economist' praises the bill. At the prorogation of Parliament the Queen's Speech" stated that the relations of Britain were friendly, and that she had made efforts to maintain peace. The &peeah announced' the intention to remain neutral so long as British interests were unaffeoted. The extent and natute of these were stited m the diplomatic note to Russia, eliciting a friendly reply. The Speech concluded as follows :— " Efforts will be maie when opportunity occurs . to restore peace, m terms compatible with the honour of the belligerents and -general safety and welfare of other nations. If during the contest our interests " are assailed or endangered, I rely with confidence on your help to vindicate and maintain our rights."