NEAR EAST TROUBLE

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1920, Page 2

NEAR EAST TROUBLE

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JOINING FORCES. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 13

By the occupation of Bruga, tlie Greeks link up the Anglo British front thus freeing the whole seaboard, and have dissipated Kemal Pasha’s hope of attacking the Dardanelles and Constantinople, It is reported a split has occurred.in the Nationalist ranks. Kurdish chiefs in Zozgad region are leading a counter-movement. Peasants in the interior murdered several prominent Natioalisjts. i HOLOCAUST QF TURKS. ' \ CONSTANTINOPLE, July 12 The Greeks have given the troops of Pasha what is callej a “drastic lesson.” They have executed great numbers of Turkish prisoners who were token after the fall of Balikesnr. Tlip alleged ground for the execution of the troops is that they were irregulars, and that they must be regarded as bandits. Only 100 were spared for the trial. INTERNAL GERMANY. AUNThAMAN cC N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION] BAVARIAN - ATTITUDE. BERLIN, July 12. The Goverments of Bavaria and Wurtemburg have directly challenged the Spa military arrangements by telegraphing to Berlin stating that under no conditions will they permit the disarmament of their civil guards and military police. THE KAISER’S GOLD, t BERLIN, July 11. The Prussan Diet’s Judicial Committee rejected Vhe Independent's motion in favour of confiscating the entire fortune of the Hohezollerens. Schultz, Financial Councillor, estimates tlie fortune of tlie Hohezollerns at between 250 and 300 million marks. Social Demo crats insisted that huge sums in possesion of the Hohejizollcriis constituted a permanent danger to the public.