THE NEAR EAST.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2329, 23 October 1908, Page 5

THE NEAR EAST.

GABLE NEWS

A BULGARIAN DELEGATE.

THE DARDANELLES QUESTION.

United Press Association, Copyright

LONDON, Oct, 21

M. Dimitroff, a Councillor of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the delegates sent, to Constantinople, is a persona grata an Turkish governing circles.

s Sir Edward Grey, speaking in tlio ■House of Commons, declined to dis- ■ cuss tlio question of the Dardanelles, ! beyond saying that if opening the ; Straits was raised the Government ! would see that British interests were Hot injuriously affected. A SETTLEMENT . EXPECTED. AUSTRIA’S REFUSAL. United Press Association, Copyright. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct; 22. - High officials at Stamboul are con-., fident of reaching an amicable arrangement with Bulgaria, but Austria refuses to agree to the principle of a conference unless the Porte agrees not to raise the question of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. TERRITORIAL COMPENSATION. SERVIANS IRREVOCABLE DECISION. • United Press Association. Copyright (Received Oct. 22, 9.45 p.m.) . LONDON, Oct, 22. The “Times” Belgrade correspondent learns authoritatively that Servia’s decision to demand territorial compensation from Austria is irrevocable. ‘ TURKISH TROOPS. TO BE PLACED ON BULGARIAN FRONTIER. United Press Association.-Copyright' (Received Oct. 22, 9.45 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct, 22. Twenty thousand Asiatic reserves are expected in Constantinople. They will be placed on the Bulgarian, frontier for training. AN AUSTRIAN APOLOGY. United Press Association. Copyright '(Received Oct. 22, 9.45 p.m.) VIENNA, Oct, 22. Austria has apologised for the regrettable detention of M. Vu'kolitch. [M. Vukoliteh was detained and searched by the Austrian authorities while proceeding as Montenegrin Envoy Extraordinary on a mission to" the King of Servia.]