TUESDAY

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 16 December 1915, Page 3

TUESDAY

Greece Yielding—Early Agreement I Expected—More Meu: Landed at j Salonika — Irish Gallantry in \ Servia —Turkish Transport Sunk I The Parij^newspaper Le Matin j states that %[w Greek peril lias

ceased to exist, King Constantine having agreed to give the allies a free hand at Salonika, with the use of the railway. The allies, according to the same newspaper have agreed not to insist on Greek demobilisation in view of possible Bulgarian designs on Greek territory- British and French are now; acting as one nation in regard to the Balkan campaign.

There are conflicting reports as to the attitude of the.Greek Government to a possible Bulgarian invasion. One states that the Greek army will retire ; another that it will fight the Bulgarians.

More British troops have been landed at Salonika, and there is a German report that two divisions have' disembarked at Kavala, a Greek port further east. • . A statement issued by the British War Office announces the withdrawal of the British force in Servia to a strong position west of Lake Doiran. The success of the operation was lagely due to the gallantry of the Minister and Dublin Fusiliers and the Connaught Rangers. Eight field guns were lost.

A Turkish transport of 8000 tons has been sunk by a submarine in the Sea of Marmora.