The northern Albanians have openly revolted against the Reform Scheme.
'A force several thousand strong attacked the town of Mitrovitea, demanding the expulsion of the Russian Consul.
The Turkish Garrison successfully defend—ed the town and ultimately repulsed the assailants with heavy loss.
Reinforcements, consisting of four battalions of Turkish troops, have been hur-nedly dispatched to the scene of the disturbance by the Orient Express train.
Evidence is accumulating that the reform scheme is destined to be frustrated. Itivbecoming increasingly clear that Austro. Hungary doubts Russian sincerity.
Meanwhile the Russian Government had admonishedjthe Sultan to repress the revolutionary outbreak at Mitrovitza speedily. Orders have been sent to the Governor of Salonica to utilise all the available military strength of the Third Army Corps stationed there, the town of Smyrna reinforcing Sulonica in furtherance of the policy of attempting to check Albanian insubordination.
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the "Mongkong Tel Canton, 28th March. authorities at Canton have ion from the Namhoi that six of the men arrested in the Sun Yee shop and godown and in the Woo Kee Company's premises at Fung Chen on the 29th January in connection with the projected rising at Canton on Chinese Now Year's eve, will be executed at noon to- ay. At the time of their arrest these men were under the protection of the German Consul. Sin Tsze-ning, the compradore of the firm of Gustave Pustau, who was sted the same night, has not been released.
Mr. A. Morrison, assistant tidesurveyor at Samshui, who was wounded on the 2st imuary in_ assisting to capture some pirates at Wuchou has been decorated by the Viceroy with the fifth class button for the services rendered on that occasion, and is awarded $100 compensation in addition toa further Chinese decoration.
Messrs. Rule and Fabian, the boarding officers at Samshui, hays been awarded the sixth class ornament for services rendered in January last in connection with the capture of pirates on the s.s. On Fat.
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