War between Greece and Turkey.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 244, 20 April 1897, Page 2

War between Greece and Turkey.

(Per Press Association.) Constantinople, April 18. The Porte proposes to doable the Turkish garrison in the Island of Samos, a principality under the sovereignty of Turkey, but the local Assembly decided to resist, and the Porte therefore abandoned the proposal. London, April 16. Russia and Austria have secured the neutrality of the Balkan States in the event of war between Turkey and Greece, unless their co-nationaltsts are attacked. The Pownrs have postponed the blockade of the Piraeus, thus depriving Greece of any pretence for breaking the peace. The Pope has offered to act as mediator in the Cretan trouble. A Gladstonian leter to Dampzes, a Macedonian chief, says a two-year-old and a few fuligrown despots, who haye not earned the confidence of Europe, are directing the Eastern policy of Great Britain, whose degrading office it is to supply ships, soldiers and sailors to suppress the liberty of Crete. Athens, April 17. The Turus have re-occupied outposts on the Turco<Grecian frontier captured by the Greek National League forces. The Leaguers are furious at the regular troops of the Grecian army not coming to their assistance. They admit that they are unequal to the Turkish regular troops. A body of Italian volunteers, who were raiding Turkish territory at Kiania, have been disbanded. A spirit of pessimism prevails in Athens, although the populace insist that the honour of the country demands that sacrifices should be made. The King and Government are despairing of being able to control the war spirit. A member of the National League captured by the Turks, admitted that he was a soldier, and that Greek officers commanded the Leaguers, and that the Government supplied them with arms.