THE NEAR EAST.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1922, Page 2

THE NEAR EAST.

reuter’s telegrams. TURKISH REFUGEES. LONDON, Dec 6. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Constantinople states the plight of refugees is more hopeless as a result of Angora’s refusal to allow Greek ships to enter, the Black Sea ports where scores of thousands are awaiting transport. Angora’s refusal was acompanied by inti--' mation that unless refugees speedily cleared they will be returned to the interior. Many have fallen in the rush to the Const and. few would survive the return journey. Ten Greek snips were secured by a relief organisation. Over twenty thousand foodless are going to Wersina, but all the pgrts in that neighbourhood' are closed. A pathetic sight at Samsun was an old woman tottering along carrying an exhausted husband whose feet were frozen. v REFUGEES FROM TURKEY. LONDON, Dec. 6. Air Buxton, in the House of Commoils, asked whether the' Government nwold invite the co-operation of the Dominions to provide facilities for nonTurksh refugees from Asia Minor setitlng overseas. Air Donor Law said that enquiries were being made on the subject. TURKS DISSATISFIED. LONDON, Dec. 6. k “liT a Deilyyey p litmojydo stm The “ Daily Telegraph’s ” Constantinople correspondent states that a day long conference between the Allied Generals and Rafet Pasha discussed the Turks’ refusal to allow the Ottoman Armenians and Greeks to leave without Turkish vnsas, but the conference proved abortive. The Turks are viewing the Lausanne proceedings unfavourably and adopting a policy of pinpricks. Turkish police have seized the Bourse at Constantinople in consequence of the Turkish members refusal to pay £Bi each.