THE NEAR EAST.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1923, Page 3

THE NEAR EAST.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, TURKS I’ROCRASTTNAT! NO • (Received this clay at 9.30 a.in.) PARIS, February 10. ►"V* TI, C “Petit' Parisien” reports Ismet is awaiting Allied overtures for the reopening of the Lausanne Conference. It is expected the Angora Assembly will authorise him to sign the treaty. The Foreign Office says the American Commissioner at Smyrna warned Angora of the gravity of any unfriendly act. the DANCER AT SMYRNA. •Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Fob. 10 'll. Tlie Turks placed fresh mines in Smyrna Canal. The British authorities' are warning merchant vessels ot the danger of putting in to Smyrna. THE ANGORA FEELING. •Received this day at 11.30 a.,n.) CONSTANTINOPLE. Feh. 10. The feeling in Angora is apparently that Ismet was too conciliatory at Lausanne, the Nationalists press declaring that Europe will only obtain peace on |,asis of no concessions from lui koi. Mustapha Kemal is accusing Britain of being an enemy of Turkey, warning her not to use threats against Turks and advising her to think of her own surrounding dangers. Britain must abandon the wish to ruin Turkey otherwise she herself will be ruined. rxrmrTu.iKs. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) PARTE. February 10. The resolute attitude of the Allies at Smyrna impressed the Angora representatives who received Allied Generals with marked deference and hastened to ;i- ure them no harm was intended to t Allien. The origin of the ultimatum was n fear that, the Greeks were renewing hostilities. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feh. 10. The extremists at Angora are anxious to regard the Lausanne breakdown as a rupture and are pressing lor strong measures against the Allies. The moderates are Impelul that the return of Ismet will incline the balance in their favour.