GREECE.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1917, Page 3

GREECE.

(Per Press Association — Copyright)

FRENCH REPORT

LONDON, June 17

A French Eastern communique states: The British airmen greatly damaged the enemy camps at Saint Wrae The Thessalian advance continues and the French cavalry have reached Pharsale Doinokos, sixty kilometres south-of Larissa. The British have occupied Demerli.

GREEK KING’S PROCLAMATION I

PARIS, June 13.

A proclamaton by the new’ King of Greece, expressing his intention of following on the lines of his father’s brilliant career is criticised, the press voicing the impression that such utterances will hasten a Venizelist Republic.

A SALUTORY EFFECT,

LONDON, June 17,

Mr Ward Price, reporting from Larissa, states that the Allies’ stern measures in punishing Greek tvechery has had salutary effects. The Greeks elsewhere have not attempted opposition'. The inhabitants placed wreatlis and the French and Greek flags upon the French graves. Largo numbers of German agents spies, supplied of submarines, and Royalists desperadoes have been arrested in Athens.

M. Jounnart declined the Minister of the Interior’s request for the immediate release of the leaders of the Reservist Leagues.

LEAVING GREECE

CONSTANTINE’S FAREWELL

-■'(Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m.) LONDON, June 18. The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent it Oropos reports King Constantine four times changed his mind as to his destination and finnllydecided

to proceed to St. Moritz with a retinue of forty. There was a pathetic scene on. the little beach. King Constantine in a generals uniform, arrived in a motor car, amidst a group of peasants, fishermen andcourtiers and politicians who came to farewell him. Constantine showing no traces of emotion walked to the landing stage saluting and hand shaking. He embarked in a pinnace and hoarded the Royal Yacht. He left under the impression that the entire people sympathises and supports' him. Nobody among his flatterers dared tell the- misguided monarch of the people’s determination not «■>< permit a recurrence of his reign of terror and corruption. He / arrived at Messina on Sunday and entrained for Switzerland.