ITALY AND GREECE.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1923, Page 2

ITALY AND GREECE.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. FEAR OF ITALIAN FLEET. LONDON. Sept. 4. Travellers from Greece report the greatest panic in Athens owing to the rumour of the imminent arrival of tlio Italian Fleet at Piraeus. Every effort has been made to calm the people, hut proved useless. •- Several Italian shops were damaged, hi.» the Greek Government is striving to keep order, and to protect Italians.

POSITION IN CORFU

ROME, Sept. 3

Telegrams front Corfu state that the occupation of the island is complete. Tho landing of troops has ceased. The inhabitants remain calm. The Italians have recognised tho public services of Corfu, and have made arrangements for all adequate food supply, despite tho blockade. LONDON, Sept. 3. Official news from Corfu reports that all is serene there. The intercourse between tho Italian Governor, Signor SiliK/iietti, and the civil officials, is mast* friendly. This is due to the fact that the majority of the officials have never been in favour of Yenizelos, hut they belong to the old regime of the Legitimists The gendarmerie of the island have been asked to continue in their service under the Italians and are now working in union with the Italian Mili-

ATHF.NS, Sept. 3. The Italian Minister announces that expense of the Corfu occupation is «i million lire daily, which Greece must pay A GREEK NOTE. LONDON, Sept. 3. A Greek Note has been handed to the Conference of Ambassadors, and it expresses astonishment that, after the delivery of the collective Ambassadors’ note, to which Italy was a signatory, Italy should have proceeded to occupy Corfu after Greece had rejected Italy s conditions, the acceptances of which would be considered an admission ot the complicity of Greece in the murders of the Italian Mission on the AlbnmanGreek boundary commission. The Greek Government in its Note, renews its expression of profound sorrow for the crime. It expresses its willingness to make an exhaustive inquiry as proposed *>y tho Ambassadors Conference.

j. R. CLYXES’S DEMAND. LONDON, Sept. 4. The Rt Hon .1. R. Clvnes, Labour M.l\, addressing a Trade Union demonstration at Plymouth, said that thev were entitled wholeheartedly to protest against Italy’s action. Exhibitions of concentrated bullying would never lie a substitute for statesmanship. The leaders of all nations must no longer act as though no cndeavoui had keen made to provide quarreling , nations with pacific means of adjusting differences. Autocrats, monarchs, -Administers, and cabinets throughout tho world could no longer by allowed to take steps which might mean signing away millions of lives. Id orkors must join with the rest of the people in Britain in demanding that Italy and Greece should go properly before tho League of Nations. He lielicved the League would pass this test. If it d'd not. there would he little hone for the future of mankind for a long time to come.

WILD FEELING IN ATHENS

LONDON, Sept. 4. Tlie “Daily Express” Athens corrospondent says: A solemn memorial service was held in the Cathedral here for the victims of the Corfu bobmardment. The bells at all the churches were tolled continuously.

Crowds of people paraded the streets crying, “Down with Italy-” The police dispersed the demonstrators, attd tore down black bordered placards that were put up urging Greek reprisals against the Italians.