THE BALKANS.
A WIDESPREAD REVOLUTION.
A DEPLETED TREASURY.
By Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 7. Monastir Consular despatches state that the insurrection started 'a fortnight too soon, owing to the chiefs of the bands of insurrectioin ists being disconcerted by the preventative measures of the Bulgarian inhabitants. Many villagers ‘are refuging in the mountains.
The Porte is unable to accede to the railway companies’ demands to increase the military gju'ards on the railways to twenty thousand, owing to the impoverishment of the Treasury.
In consequence of Servian representation to the British Ambassador at Constantinople, regarding the position of affairs in Armenia, the Porte holds the valis personally responsible for Kurdish excesses. Tlie Vali of Erzeront informed tlio Russian Embassy that six hundred arrived at Plintchakists from Russian territory, and compelled Armenian villagers of Sasum district to refuge in the mountains.
'ALARMING CONDITION OF AFFAIRS.
By, Telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. Received 9.29 a.m., August 9. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 8. Turkish redifs in Macedonia ate selling their arms to insurgents. LONDON, Aug. 8.
Reuter states that four battalions of Turkish troops, witli artillery, routed a force of Bulgarians at Sovoritch.
Great fodder depots at -Somauli, Aydirlic, and Ilarmanlu have been burned. Ilarmanlu is some distance south-east of Ti'rnova.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 964, 10 August 1903, Page 2
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