READY TO INVADE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 734, 5 February 1910, Page 5

READY TO INVADE.

TURKEY'S ARMS.

CRETAN DEPUTIES TO GREECE

MEAN WAR.

A TIMELY EXPLANATION FROM ATHENS.

By Teleeraph—Press Association—Oopyrleht.

(Rcc. February i, 9.30 p.m.)

;i V'?o ■■"': /'/('London,; February (t-. : ' : •-. i.The v position'/■between/'.'Turkey ■ '; ; and Greece -with regard to the'lslanbV of Crete reached ..such; a serious. ; point -that, the Protecting t Powers'- (Britain;'' France,-Rus-sia, and'Austria-Hungary) decided, if-ne-.cessa'ry,; to' intervene .to'.prevent preach, of '.tho .peace.-v ■■•:ri,:.:'i'y-.-.)v'i'\''<; : .'..>. ./'; ; ,;.'For' ;uneasihess,;.has been felt 'in ■' official. ; circles in' Constantinople:' owing ! consent ,:pf/King George of pressure from the Military;-Leaguer-to:: convoke •: the-; Greek National 'Assembly—a step; preliniiiuyry to changing 'thei;Greek rConsUtution;.; Turkey has decided - to take extreme, measures if | ; .Greece;..'BMßptiVjtttV'deptttiM'.V.which' tho; suzerain;'.-pdsituiilV of; -Turkey^-elecied : : to,; the ;-:Greek':. Parliament,'/J-;/;// ~i*i;i .'.-".';;' '■ : \ {!■ Since; then' the Portelhas' definitely intimated that the sending of-'Cretan -deputies :\to..the;Gr'eek, National .'Assembly., would be' - considered a. casus belli;■ .Thereupbrij: the Protecting .Powers'.resolved' not to permit such \ an, act of : " provocation' ; oif theVpart of;-Greece.v';:/'/•' iv' ! -i'v-i^i'.'/: : '';:-' :^'r: ~-- : i IP> The/Turkish';Fleet, :; which ; I'was under; process 'of [reorganisation' by j;EeM-Admiral: Sir.D.:'A; Gamble, ia. ready, to .start for; Pirae.tu,Hhe6ea'port. ; of I ;theyGreek capitsi-/ ;-;;;*/: :.v The 'Turkish., Third Army .Corps—which last year; under :Chefke't ; Pasha. (now : Mini-' ster/for ;.War),' 'maroh'ed jfroiri Salonika to j ;• Constantinople; and,-',' 'overthrew.'•' the,'' ekr' Sultan's. TWrabhariesr-is.'ready i : t»;'en,tei .the plain;'pf;Laiissa...^lti.was : heTe that,in 4897, r the Greeks were; severely; defeat; ,'ed .by: the/Turks, at^^Eeveni'and'Turhavo,.' subsequently /retreating:. from - Larissa' to !'';v,Bpitish;;WarsiiipsJ^Gre6k;.W ;'.;.;A; British' battleship',, three erasers; and : four ."destroyers have left/Malta.'far Greek waters!*///; // -~•• >'.>•. >.■;■'■'.: .V.;;'a. ■■••.•'; -.''■;//■. '; : ; The l is' "j made -"at -Athens .'that..the : National* ;Assamlily -Jnifl, iiot 'cohvbked'.uhfil; 19li, :, and wiU be'restrieted 'to ;the;Kingdonv.-of .Greeta!':},'.' ;•.;■•;'; /)--;;■