STATEMENT BY KING CONSTANTINE.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2604, 28 October 1915, Page 5

STATEMENT BY KING CONSTANTINE.

, ■ . New York, October 2G. King Constantino, in a statement to the Associated Press Agency's correspondent at -.Alliens, said:-— ' "Greece is merely loosening tho sword in the scabbard. She menaces no one. but cannot permit events constituting a menace to the integrity of tho nntion or the freedom of tho Greek people. It is my duty to preserve the cfiniitf.v fi'tim dfinsoi" of tfcsti'McMflu thrHitsh nfiwinijig Involved In u jjsjioul European conflict. I shall do this at all hazards, ,if it is possible,"

LIVELY TUMULT IN THE GREEK CHAMBER (Rec. Ootober 27, 8.10 p.m.) Athens, Ootober 26. , A striking incident took place in tho Greek Chamier of Deputies duringal tlelmte on tho Greco-Turkish agreement relating to properties confiscated ill tlie Balkan war. M. Vcnizelos disputed tlio accuracy of a Ministerial explanation, and amid much interruption from the Government benches, reminded the Ministerialists that tho lifo of tlio Government depended upon him and his party. Tumult ensued, and tlio sitting was suspended for an liour. Cabinet met in the interval and when the Chamber resumed M. Dragoumis made a conciliatory speech. M. Venizelos accepted the explanation and a crisis was averted. DIPLOMATIC BACK-PEDALLING BY BULGAR PREMIER (Rec. October 27, 10.30 p.m.) _ New York, October 26. M. Radoslavoff (the Bulgarian Premier), interviewed by tlio Associated Press, said: "Bulgaria's future military actions will depend on the Entente's course towards Bulgaria. Our work in occupying Macedonia is already half completed, and we are not pledged to undertake any further operation on behalf of the Austro-Germans." Ho denied the existence of a specific agreement with Rumania and Greeoe. SIX PRO-RUSSIAN BULGAR OFFICERS SHOT. ' London, October 26. Six Bulgarian colonels have been shot for showing sympathy with "Russia the. deliverer." , 1 THE PRO-ENTENTE AGITATION IN RUMANIA t (Reo. October 27,8.15 p.m.) London, October 26. _ Telegrams ■ from Bucharest indicate that M. Filipeseu is heading a popular demonstration to force tlio Government to uso tho army "to prevent the ]\inotioning i of the Austro-Germans with the Bulgars, which would be a danger to existence. M. Filipescu delivered a violent speech from the window of the Political Club, ending: "We overthrew the father of M. Bratianu; we will also overthrow tho son." fThe_ father of the presont Premier of Rumania (M. Bratianu) was for a long period the strong man of his country, and from 1876 till 1888 had established what was practically a dictatorship. Certain abuses of power, inseparable from dictatorial authority, led to his downfall and he retired. • He died in 1891. His son is tho present Premior, and has, during the present crisis, given indications of considerable obstinacy of will in opposing the popular demand for intervention.] BRITISH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED IN THE AEGEAN SEA London, October 28. Official.—Tlio British transport Marquette, 7057 tons, was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea. It is understood that ninoty-nine of the personnel aro unaccounted for,. BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS'A MUNITIONS' TRANSPORT. (Rec. October 27, 8.10 p.m.) London, October 2G. . A British submarine has sunk a Turkish munition transport in the Sea of Marmora. TURKISH CAUCASIAN ATTACKS SUBSIDING (Rec. October 27, 5.5 p.m.) . 'London, October 26. The Turkish attacks on the Caucasian front have weakened, their forces having been withdrawn to Constantinople to replace eighty thousand troops which were sent to assist Bulgaria.