BOMBARDMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 652, 1 November 1909, Page 7

BOMBARDMENT.

THE (IREEK CRISIS, SERIOUS MUTINY IN THE NAVY. FIERCE ENGAGEMENT, LOYAL WARSHIPS SHELL THE REBELS - AthShi, October 29. The young naval officers of Greece, feeling that only the Army was benefited by tho re* cent coup d'etat, demanded that the Govern' wont should remove several of the senior officers. The Government ylnltled ani is Intro* duelng a Bill .to reduce the ago limit in the Navy,- v . It is rumoured that the officers threatened the arsenal at Sftlamia. (Rec. October 31, 5.5 p.m.) Athens, October So, Sensational developments have occurred . In connection with the Greek-crisis. , Lieut, Typaldos, commander of a flotilla Of torpedo boats and submarines, : acting Oh be* half : of tho junior naval officers, refused the Goyernmont's concessions, and with 2d officers and-300 men seised the naval powder maga* zinos upofi the Islands of Gyaros and Syra, ' They then went on board four destroyers and the cruiser. Canaris,, which were lying in the Straits of Salamis. ; The Government sent : field batteries with which the mutinous vessels were bombarded for. twenty minutes froh) the heights of Sacra*manga. - ; The loyat -Warshipa oil the opposite side of tho channel also shelled the rebels, ; who replied.. Filially, Lieut. TypaldoS's force took refuge' behind the Headland, when a shell struck the rebel destroyer, Sfendoni. . Lieut. Typaldos took a prominent part in the August revolt;., add on that , atcount v he succeeded in. gaining considerable. support. ' Athens is quiet, but greatly excited. The Military League's prestige has suffered, and it may :be compelled to proclaim a.die* tatorship.. Tho Government, state that' they are determined to suppress the outbreak by fofce, ' ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS. THREATEN 'TO INTERVENE. " •' . Borlln, October 29. . This "Berliner Tageblatt" reports that England, Srf.nce, Russia, and Italy, as protectors of Crete, have informed the Greek Military League that they will intervene if the league endeavours forcibly to overthrow -the Greek Government or dynasty. ...

THE LATEST. THE KEIiELS BEACH*THEIft VESSEL. : TEfl3 ItING'S ATTITUDE. (Res, November 1, 0.43 a.m.) .- Athorts, October 31i After the.' .fight the, fetielj, were: obliged 'to beach Die Sfendoni. ■ /rhb.vßailoffi ahd, petty officers haded r,hd surrendered, \vhilo Lleutcnaht TypaldOß and the other ofilcfets escaped aboard the destroyer iteleS,: landed in ihufti between llleusls and iEegard) ou the Isthmus of - Cofinthi and are still ttncapUtrcd. . ~ '■■■■■>■

'l'he Are.of the rebels in the .66a fight-killed ttfo loyalists,; and, wounded, several 'Others. Threo rebel stokers aboard the Sfendoni were killed, and other rebels - Were wounded, ineluding the captain of the Sfendoni.

The Military < League, being,' satisfied with their; oirn concessions,' joined the' Government and helped to suppress, the-naTal mutiny, ' : ' .Tlie King is. willing .towmoede bo'cio of the domands of the, naval-' officers, ■ but vfhen Xieatenant' ; claimed. that' 1 he himself should 'be Minister for Marine thft King ur,jed Iho Government to resist, ' .. ">• ■ -The revolt at no time' threatened to become pojiulaT. The- rising : rather resembled the famous Knlaz l'otemkme ttiutiny in the Russian lilack Sea ileet. , V .

: A manifesto'.by tho officers was published by the newspapers 'on August 27.' In this document the officers "belonging-to tho > Military League ask: tlie Government to carry out radical reforms, and especially to proceed with the reorganisation of tho army aiid navy, m order that Greece might not in the future have to undergo any more humiliations such as she had had'to tolofito in .the. past. Tho com-mands-held by the Royal Princes in the army and navy am considcrod.by tho league to bo 'prejudicial to. heir own prestige, and.io-the accomplishments of their duties. Tho officers' consequently, iasist that the-Crown Prince, .who •Is commahder-iu'chlof of the armv.-and the other EoyarPridcest should not hold any command in theJarmy. They demand that tho artny shall be controlled by a council composed of the commanders of tho three divisions under the presidency, of the oldest df them, and tho superintendence: of the Crown Prince. ' Thev further ask that the two War Ministries should be invariably entrusted to the best officers in tho army and navy ond not to civilians.