THE NEAR EAST. ATTACKS ON BRITAIN

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2332, 27 October 1908, Page 5

THE NEAR EAST.

ATTACKS ON BRITAIN

THE TURKISH DEBT,

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VIENNA, Oct. 25

Bitter attacks on Britain are made by the Viennese press, which accuse Britain of bribing the Young Turks by loans to accept the British view at the conference, and break direct negotiations with Austria. The difficulty between Austria and Turkey mainly arises from Austria’s reluctance, to take over part of the Turkish debt, which falls on Bosnia. A SERVIAN MISSION. CROWN PRINCE TO VISIT CZAR. «- United Press Association. ComacHT BELGRADE, Oct. 25. The Servian Crown Prince is going to St. Petersburg on a mission to the Czar. TURKO-BULGARIAN NEGOTIATIONS. IvIAMIL PASHA’S VIEWS. United Press Association. Copyright (Received Oct. 26, 10.22 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 25. Kiamil Pasha, interviewed, stated that the Turko-Bulgarian negotiations are progressing, and added that he hoped, now that M.M. Dimitroff and Stoyanovitch had returned to Sofia-, new delegates and perhaps Prince Ferdinand himself would come to Constantinople to continue the negotiations.

GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

FRIENDLY DISCUSSIONS

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BERLIN, Oct. 25

Tile Foreign Office has authorised the statement that the discussions between M. Isvolsky and Prince Billow were very cordial. Both sides manifested a lively desire to exercise as tranquillising an effect as possible upon the present situation, to avoid serious complications, and promote anunderstanding between the Powers.

THE CONFERENCE.

CHANCES HOPEFUL

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BERLIN, Oct. 2d

Reuter’s add that the chances of a conference are regarded hopefully in diplomatic circles. The Kaiser and Kaiserin entertained M. Isvolsky at luncheon.

SERVfAN DEMANDS.

TERRITORIAL EXTENSION. United Press Association. Copyright (Received Oct. 26, 10.22 p.m.)

BERLIN, Oct, 2d

M. Milovanovitcli informed M. Isvolsky that Servia asks for a strip 12 miles broad bounded by Novibazar on one side, and Bosnia and Herzegovina- on the other, forming a buffer between Austria and Turkey, joining up Montenegro, and giving Servia ail outlet to the Adriatic. Montenegro also seeks an extension. SERVIA AND MONTENEGRO. AN ALLIANCE. United Press Association. Copyright (Received €Jct-. 26, 10.22 p.m.) BELGRADE, Oct. 26. At a banquet in honor of M. Vulioticli, Montenegrin Minister of Finance, in toasting Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, King Peter announced van alliance with Montenegro with a to national defence.

A WOMEN’S APPEAL.

A PUBLIC OVATION. United Press Association. Copyright (Received Oct. 27, 1.12 a.m.) BELGRADE, Oct, 26. A women’s league meeting at Belgrade appealed to the women of Britain, France, and Russia for .assistance, and also advocated the boycott of Austrian goods. A crowd of 20,000 persons afterwards ovationed- the British, Turkish, French and Russian Legations, the Crown Prince, and M. Nikoticln