THE HEAR EAST

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1923, Page 3

THE HEAR EAST

AUSTRALIAN AND N„Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. GREEKS MASS ARMY. LAUSANNE, -May 18. The Graeco-Turkish deadlock will be brought before the Political Committee of the Conference on Tuesday. The Greek delegation is to issue a long statement emphasising Greece’s refusal to pay any indemnity to Turkey. PARTS, May 18. It is reported that the Greeks have massed ten divisions of troops in Thrace, four of which are stationed along the Mari bin river. THE LAUSANNE CONFERENCE. ARTICLES AGREED TO. {Received this dav at 8.30 n.m.) LACS ANNE, May 20. The Turks agreed to recognise the annexation of Cyprus by Great Britain. The Turkish citizens will bo free to leave for residence in their own country within ‘a year. An article finally confirming the abolition of capitulations was agreed to. hut the Allies refused to insert an article with any reference to financial capitulations, fearing the Turks would regard this as an agreement concerning the Ottoman public debt, which question is far from settled. The conference received a long telegram from M. Tchitcherin protesting violently against the exclusion of M. Vorowsky from the conference, holding that the Powers represented were responsible for the murder which, he alleges, they did nothing to prevent. The delegates decided to refer tile telegram to their governments. Ihe Swiss Federal Council received a similar telegram couched in strong language.