Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-13
PLAN SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Turks Not to Meet ENJOYS of Greece
Until Latter Signs Pact.
KING TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS
Meetings Will Be Held in picture
Gallery" of Historic
st. James Palace.

LONDON. December 13-The formal
work of the peace delegates representing
the Ottoman empire and the allied Balkan
nations will begin Monday, when the
delegates will open discussions which, if
successful, will have the effect of remak-
ing the map of the near east. When the
p!enipOtentiarie gather with their secre-
tares and Stenographers-a group of
forty or fifty all told-in the historic st.
James Palace they will find themselves
amid surroundings most conducive to
peace.
report from Constantinople says the
Turkish delegates to the conference have
been instructed by the Ottoman govern
men to decline to meet the Greek dele
gates until Greece has signed the arInis-
tice.
They were met by the Bulgarian minister
and the officials of the Bulgarian legation.
The Turkish plenipotentiaries are ex-
pected to reach here tonight. With this
exception all those who are to participate
in the conference are now in London.
Make Official Calls.
The plenipotentiaries representing Bull
garia, Servia. Montenegro and Greece
making official calls and getting acquaint-
ed with one another. Each delegation Is
sumptuously housed in a separate hotel.
Social functions are being arranged in
honor of the delegates. The Duchess Of
Sutherland will entertain them at STRAIT
ford House, December 10. and the lord
mayor of London has invited them to
lunch at the Mansion House December ~.
King George, Sir Edward Grey, the
British foreign secretary. and Premier
Asquith also will entertain the delegates.
but have not yet settled on definite dates.
The first call made by the visitors today
was to the British foreign office, where
Sir Edward Grey welcomed them. Subse-
quently they left cards on the king at
Buckingham Palace and at the private
residence of Premier Asquith.
The Greek, Servian and MOntenegrin
peace commissions arrived in London last
night from Paris. They were greeted at
the Charing Cross station by cosmo-
pOlitan crowd, which included the Greek
archimandrite and members of the vari-
GUS legations
In Historic Place.
"The picture gallery" which has been
most secluded apartment in the palace.
1t OverloOks century-old grass-grown
quadrangle entirely shut of from the tur-
lery's walls are hung portraits OF all the
English sovereigns from Henry VIII,
with that of Edward the Peacemaker"
in a prominent position.
A long table stretches down tire middle
of the gallery and on this are placed
potentiaries and massive silver ink
stand which was presented by Charles
ii to his priVy councillors.
The mantelpieces at each end of the
,tl6 vryt& s1t
bronze candelabra of the early Georgian
period. the principal feature Of which is
formed by massive bronze figures holding
aloft the garlands Of peace.
Warning by Opposition.
LONDON, December 13.-A Belgrade
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says:
1.-The government has a majority of
only a single vote in the skupstina, and
although all parties Loyalty supported the
cabinet during the war. now that the
peace conference is opening. the Opposi-
ton party has outlined certain limits. in
cluding an unconditional Independent out
let to the sea- below which 1t regards
1t as imperative that Servia should
make no concession. The opposition
warns the government not to repeat the
mistakes Of 1909, through fear that
Servia might remain isolated
"A tragic incident mas occurred at tne
military hospital here. A Servian officer
who was captured by Albanians had his
eyes put out and his nose and ears
severed. AS he was on his way to re-
covery his m1ther was admitted to see
him. and was SO shocked at his appear
ance that she fell dead"
War Insurance Risks.
LONDON, December 13.-War insurance
risks were quoted in London yesterday at
% guineas per cent to cover the risk Of
an outbreak OF war between Austria and