The War Between Turkey and Greece.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 206, 4 March 1897, Page 2

The War Between Turkey and Greece.

CRITICAL STATE OF AFFAIRS. IMPORTANT SPEECH BY LORD SALISBURY. (Per Press Association.) Athens, March 2. The Turkish gendarmery at Canea mutinied owing to their pay being in arrears and threatened to destroy the town. The marines from the foreign fleets blockaded them in their barracks. Tbe Italian contingent fired and wounded several officers, tbe commandant receiving fatal injuries. The gendarmes thereupon submitted and were placed in irons. The Cretans captured Candanos. The officers from the foreign fleets have been sent to Seliuo to rescue the lemsIt is feared the presence of Colonel Vassos' troops will result in rendering the position worse. London, March 2, The St. James 1 Gazette states that great activity is being displayed in the English naval stations. Officers' leave has been curtailed and several warships are always keeping steam up. March 3. In the course of a speech Lord Salisbury said the Moslems in Crete objected to the union with Greece and there was no evidence the Christians desired it either. The wisest course was to concede liberty of action and if later on the Cretans desired a union, the Powers would be unlikely to resist. If Greece gained territory now the signal would be given to dismember Turkey and that would embroil Europe. It was difficult to persuade the Powers to agree to the withdrawal of the Turkish troops. In the House of Commons Sir William Vernon Harcourt stated, in reply to Lord Salisbury, that it was insane to employ the Turkish police, and the union of Crete and Greece was the only satisfactory solution of the situation. Mr Curzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, said the Powers would not listen to the proposal as to a union. Latest. The Powers have warned Greece they will resort to coercive measures unless the Greek fleet and troops are withdrawn from Crete within six days.