The conflict between the Greeks and Bulgarians in the Balkans
has of late assumed an acute stage, but the centre of disturbance is no longer in Macedonia. Official accounts received at Sofia confirm the statement that on Sunday last a great part of Anchialos, a port on the Black Sea near Burgas, was destroyed by fire with considerable lose of life on both sides. The Bulgarians charge the Greeks with having provoked the riot by firing on the promoters of a Bulgarian meeting, and the Greek Bishop, who took a leading part in the fighting, has been arrested. According to the Greek version, the anti-Greek movement in Bulgaria is the result of a private understanding between Bulgaria and Roumania. Popular feeling is running high in Athens, and M. Metaxas, the Greek Minister in London, has written to the Times exonerating the Greek community at Anchialos, and describing the outbreaks in Bulgaria as unprovoked.
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