GREEKO-TURK SENSATION

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1925, Page 3

GREEKO-TURK SENSATION

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AUSTRALIAN ANI) X.Z. CAIII.K ASSOCIATION ANGLICANS AFFECTED. ATHENS, February 1. The whole country is in a. ferment over the patriarchs expulsion, which is considered a breach of the Lausanne Treaty. The Archbishop cf Athens says it, is the beginning of a. plan to uproot Eastern Christianity, ft vitally affects Anglicans, and he has telegraphed the Archbishop of Canterbury urging a protest. Other accounts say four Bishops fear an early expulsion. 1 ÜBLIC DKM()NSTR ATTOX. ATHENS, February 2.

Tiie first IIIIUS.S meeting organised by tlio Alavor, carried a- resolution urging the Government to take a strong nttitmlo on the question of the expulsion of the ] utriureh. Crowds .subsequently paraded the .streets demanding revenge ami made a demonstration liefore the British Legation. .Special police measures wore taken in the vicinity of the Turkish Legation. PRESS A PI’LA l EXPULSION. ["The Times'’ Service.] LONDON. February 2. The “Times” Constantinople correspondent says that Turkey claims to he acting strietlv within her rights in cxpelli ng the Patriarch. This view is generally adopted by the press, which applauds the expulsion and declares the matter is an internal affair in which foreigners have no right to interfere. The indications are the Turks will hold their ground stubbornly, so therefore careful reflection is necessary before any action is taken by the powers. ANTI-TUBKISH FELLING. 'Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, February 2. The “Times” Mosul correspondent says the work of the boundary commission has been held up because of the intense anti-Turkish feeling which prevents the Turkish deputations entering the town. The Mayor and other local people informed the commission that the national sentiment would not be easily suppressed, but they would do their best to facilitate the Commission’s work. Fears are entertained for tlio deputations’ safety if they venture into the town without an escort.