The Archive · 1903

The Discord in Macedonia

London vw Bombay, 14th August The latest advices from the Balkans most serious. The revolution is spreading eastward, and there has been a big fight near Monastir.

Tord Lansdowne, in the House of Lords, said that the Government are anxiously watching the situation. Reuter.

15th August Turkey pays tour hundred thousand francs (£16,000) indemnity to the family of the Russian Consul, Mr Rostkowsky, murdered at Monas-fir. His murderer has been executed.

The Turks have captured Kru-shews, but fighting continues outside the town.

A quantity of ammunition for Macedonia has been confiscated at the Belgrade Custom-house packed in a case marked hardware and nails.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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