ASIA MINOR.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17107, 31 March 1921, Page 7

ASIA MINOR.

THE GREEK ADVANCE. fßv Ci<ble—Pressl Association— Copyright.) (Australian and K.Z. Cable Association.) ATHENS, March 29. Tlio Greets occupied the Eski-Shehv railway junction, capturing J". 1 " soners and material, and also 4" on " Karahissar, another important railway junction on tho lino from ConstantiMareh^ M Oalogeropoulos, Prime, Minister and Foreign Minister, in an lntcrv'fisv. said tho Greek victories m Asia Minor foreshadowed a satisfactory solution at the Eastern question. Ho hoped to sign peace at Smyrna or A Miens aitei submitting the terms to the Allies. No difficulty existed regarding King Constantino', as tho Allies wero collaborating with the Greek Cabinet. _ . . T There arc continued enthusiastic <ie* moiistrations in the streets ever the new victories. „ CONSTANTINOPLE, March 29. General Gouraud, Commander of the French Forces in tttio East, after visiting the Grand Vizier, reports that the AngoTa Government has not accepted the London Franco-Turkish agreement, and he fears Franco will be compelled to resort to force in Ciliciu. LONDON, March 29. The Constantinople correspondent of .ttic "Daily Express" states that 'foe Turks do not intend to accept _ battlo until tho Kastamuni-Angorft line has been reached, where tho main Turkish army is concentrated near the base, of supplies. When the Greeks reach Aii§ora ttheir lines of communication will e> exceedingly long, and will extend over difficult country. The _ Greeks, however, sire delirious with delight, and expect to occupy Constantinople on the Greek Easter, May 2nd.