THE CRETAN RISING.
THE ISLAND IN REBELS'
POSSESSION
(Received September '26, H;2O a.m.) LONDON, September 125. Seventeen thousand's Cretans, on Sunday, entered Canea, without opposition; they took possession of the public buildings and displaced the authorities. . ■
The " Daily Chronicle's" Athens correspondent states that there are now 30,000 Cretans under arms in the island, which is in their complete possession. Only 11 ;men romain in the Royal Cretan bodyguard.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3564, 26 September 1916, Page 5
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68THE CRETAN RISING. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3564, 26 September 1916, Page 5
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