The War Cloud.
iPer Press Association.) Athens, March 15. England, France, and Italy are making unofficial endeavors to induce Greece to yield to the demands of the Powers The blockade of Crete commences on Wednesday. Greek subjects in Bulgaria, London and Paris are starting to join their regiments. Owing to Moslem excesses at Herak* lion, the Consuls have asked the Admirals to land marines. March 16. Enquiries made by the Italian Consul at Crete authenticates a horrible massacre of Moslems at Dafins. One hundred and sixty took refuge in a Mosque which was eat on fire, the inmates being burned to death. Eight hundred Moslems are missing from Sitia, and it is feared they have been massacred. Twenty Moslem women took refuge in a cave. The Christian mob tried to suffocate them by filling the cave with the fumes of panffin, but they were resoued. Paris, March 16. In the Chamber of Deputies M. Hanotaux, Minister of Foreign Affairs, smV mitted a motion in favour of France acting with the other Powers in reference to Crete. He said the concert of the Powers remained unbroken. Each was sending 600 troops to Crete. M. Meline, the Premier, urged that the policy of isolation was dangerous to France. The Chamber by a majority of 213 approved tbe resolution.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 217, 17 March 1897, Page 2
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