Greece

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 4, 29 November 1916, Page 5

Greece

ROYALIST THREATS.

RIOTING AND DISORDER.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, November 28, The Morning Post’s Athens correspondent states that the Government, the King, and the Staff concur in the suggested, armed resistance to Admiral de Pournet’s demand for the surrender of arms.

Replying to the reservists, the army and the new Military League have subscribed to a declaration, condemning the officers for joining the revolutionaries, and agreeing to never recognise them. War material is being scattered, rifles distributed to reservists, guns concealed by being buried, and placed where they can best fire on the Allies.

The reservists at Larissa rioted on Sunday. They were armed with revolvers and rifles, and were breaking the windows of Venizelist establishments, also firing in the air indiscriminately. The gendarmes and police made no effort to prevent the rioting. Reservists held up a trainload of armaments' for Pilopbiinesus, sensed the rifles'and'guns, and paraded the streets.

Two hundred French sailors have landed.

The Ministers state that the Government will reply negatively to Admiral de Pournet’s latest note.

Admiral de Fournet visited King Constantino and emphasised the gravity of the situation. Subsequently he called on several threatened Yenizelist merchants and promised them protection. The Daily Telegraph’s Athens correspondent states that the Military Council, whereat all trusted Royalist officers were present, decided on plain action in the event of the Allied attempt to seize arms. On a bugle call the reservists *will sack and burn marked Venibelist .establishments, and use firearms where necessary. Therefore, a modern St. Bartholomew’s Eve, with Venizelists as the victims, ingy result.

A Foreign Office official states that when the French -fire the first shot all prominent Venizelist homes will he blown up. The Government interprets Admiral de Fournet’s time limit as marking an Allied surrender. SUPPORT FOR VENIZELOS. Press Association—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. London, November 28. In the House of Commons, replying to criticisms upon 'British policy in Greece and statements of insufficient support being given to M. Venizelos, Lord Hugh Cecil urged the necessity for the study of the views of the Allies, who were framing a policy. He declared that the alliance had hitherto been conducted with unprecedented harmony and an amazing absence of friction. Ho denied that Britain was up King Constantine for private or personal reasons, and declared that wo would never abandon M. yenizelos.

CONSTANYSNE’S LATEST EFFORT. Press Association—Copyright, AustrA lian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received 11.20 a.m.) Atheois, November 27. Greece "'ill hand over to the Allies guns and munitions. * Constantino exhorts his officers to remain calm, assuring them Greece s honour will bo safeguarded.

SI FI DOUGLAS KAitTS REPOST.

Press Association— Copyright, Austriv lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.35 a.in.) London, November 28.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been continuous heavy enemy shelling to the northward of Vpres. Our casualties have been small. Wo exploded a mine to the south-west ot Souchez and consolidated the crater where we repulsed three bomb attacks.