CABLE NEWS.
THE NEAR EAST.
AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. GREEK DEBACLE. PARIS, Sept !). Three army corps belonging lo tho Greek Northern Army have been annihilated by the Turks. The commanding officer was .wounded, and taken prisoner, PARIS, Sept. 6, Five hundred officers have surrendered with Tricoupis owing td tlie disorganisation of the Greek forces, and the absence of news from Athens concernng the movements of the- Greek armies.
Tricoupis was taken prisoner when tlie Greek Cabinet appointed hini CoiTT
mander-in-Clhief. Tricoupis learned of the appointment from the Turks.
TURKS DEMAND CAPITULATION PARIS, Sept. 8.
It is reported til lit tlie Turkish ’commander has demanded the surrender of the entire Greek forces in Smyrna.
The Turks are expected to reach Smyrna on Saturday. A Turkish aeroplane is flying over Smyrna and dropping propaganda leaflets, and also is announcing that the Turks will not be responsible for any damage to the city arising out of resistance to their advance.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1922, Page 2
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158CABLE NEWS. THE NEAR EAST. Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1922, Page 2
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