MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 22 June 1917, Page 5

MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN.

french communique. Received 11.25. LONDON, June 21. French Eastern Communique.— British air service successfully bombarded encampments in the Struma Valley, north of Petrio. Artillery is somewhat active in the neighbourhood of Magadag, in the Cerna bend, north of Monastir.

GREECE. MONARCHY MUST BE MAINTAINED. LONDON, June 20. Mr. B'alfour, replying to a series of questions regarding Greece, stated that the guaranteeing Powers were bound to maintain the Monarchy by the treaty of 1863, which provided that the Greek crown should pass to sons, although it did not stipulate that succession should be in order primogenitarian. Mr. Balfour added that he knew nothing about the report that Constantine was coming to Britain. TO BE WELCOMED HOME. ROME, June 20. Reports from Berlin state that the Kaiser is preparing to welcome King Constantine with great pomp. All German sovereigns will receive him at the frontier. HOT RECEPTION IN SWITZERLAND. BERNE, June 21. Constantine had a hot reception. Crowds surrounded the frontier station at Chiasso and hooted, shouted, and abused him. After he arrived at Lugano, Constantine went for a walk, but was recognised. He was pursued, surrounded; hooted and stoned, and had to take refuge in a house for half an hour. He regained his hotel undehu strong police protection. A crowdnoisily demonstrated outside the-"ho-tel at a late hour. AN UNDESIRABLE POSITION.;.; LONDON, June 20. 4 Mr. Balfour said that Sir Francis Elliott had vacated his post of Brit-j, ish Ambassador at Athens as it was not desirable to occupy a subordinate position to M. Jounart, who is charged with Anglo-French diplomacy. Mr. Balfour added that Constantine had acted unconstitutonally in dismissing Venizelos and governing without a parliament. CONSTANTINE WILL REMAIN IN SWITZERLAND. | I DOES NOT WISH TO PASS 2 THROUGH GERMANY. !| Received 8.55. ! f LUGANO, June 21.; * The Times’ correspondent state's!, that Constantine intends to remainin Switzerland, fixing his residence after medical consultations. He will not go to Denmark, as suggested, because he objects to passing through' Germany. He has come to Switzerland for rest and the avoidance of politics. His designation of Prince Alexander as his successor, and the latter’s ta’king the oath, definitely completes his abdication. TINO RECUPERATING. Received 11.50. BERNE, June 21. Constantine, interviewed, thanked Italy for her hospitality, and carries a painful remembrance of affairs at Athens. He hopes his departure will avert any further misfortune to his unhappy country. He desires to stay at Lugano to restore his health, which is anything but good.

FRENCH TROOPS LANDED AT PRIVEZA. Received 11.50 a.m. ATHENS, June 21. Official.-A French detachment, which landed at Prcvcza caused feelings of relief among the Greeks, who view it as a guarantee that the Italian occupation of Epireus is merely provisional. The landing of the French troops anticipated the occupation of Prevcza by 3000 Italians, who had arrived in the vicinity. ADD FOFFMAN

IN CANADA CANADIAN POLITICS. Received llAo a.m. z OTTAWA, Jane 22. Parliament has passed a resolution m favour of the legislative union of King Edward Island and Nova Scotia. The question of Women Suffrage has been adjourned. The defeat of the Conscription Bill is not expected, as the Government majority is large. One final vote will carry the Bill substantially.

SWITZERLAND A SWISS INTRIGUE. PARIS, June 20. Following the Hoffmann-Grimm episode, the Russian Government prohibited M. Odier, Swiss Ambassador to Russia, from sending cipher messages to his Government. M. Maicel Hutin, in the “Echo do Paris, states that Count von Endow formerly German Chancellor, dictated the terras of Hoffmann’s telegram to Grimm. THE HOPPMANN EPISODE. ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS. GENEVA, June 20. Fifteen thousand demonstrators demanded further investigation of the Hoffmann episode. There were disturbances outside the German, Austrian and Turkish consulates. The German coat of arms was torn down. GENEVA, June 20. The demonstrators proceeded to the Hotel where Bulow was recently ( staying, demanding that he appear. The landlord explained that Bulow had left. The crowd shouted “We want the spy.” The orchestra played the “Marseillaise,’’ in order to mollify the Crowd, which waved Entente flags. Crowds proceeded to the German consulate and stoned the coat of arms, which was thrown into the lake. All the windows were slashed. Subsequently the police charged! the crowds. Thirty police were injuftt. Eighteen rioters were arrested. SWISS NEUTRALITY. Received 11.5 a.m. BEENE, June 21. The Federal Council regretfully accepted Hoffmann’s resignation, commending the purity of his sentiments. It is understood the Government will ignore the affair, as they are determined on the strictest neutrality.

; : AUSTRIAN AFFAIRS. *< r s V . BOHEMIAN RIOTS. £ v, INDEPENDENCE CLAIMED/,; LONDON, June 20’. The “Matin” reports that great’revolutionary demonstrations have been held in Prague, the capital Bohemia, for some days. The Workmen’s Committee representing every factory in the city, issued a manifesto demanding a constituent Assembly for the Czechs, on the basis of universal suffrage, for the purpose of founding an independent Czech-Slav State. Tens of thousands of the inhabitants assembled at the monument of John of Nepomus,' a noted Czech liberator, and sang ytho Slav hymn, adding the words “ Russia and France, arc with us.” • ■.£ The demonstrators afterwards stormed the German Club. The gendaijnes charged them, and many were wounded. ; . 7 , Similar riots-.-oecurred in the principal Bohemian towns. INTERNAL DISSENSION. POLES AND SLAVS COMBINE. BERNE, June 20. Wireless. —Clammartmitz’s resignation was primarily due to the coalition of the Polish Nationalists and the Slav opposition, creating a Slav majority in the Ausriau Deputies. The former, holding the balance of power, offer to negotiate with 'the new Government for an amicable' settlement of the Polish question. Though the censorship suppressed reports of last week’s debates at the re-cepning of the Reichsrath, extracts from official reports show that the Poles and Sclavs went to great lengths of frankness. A Polish Socialist declared that Poles of all shades of politics were prepared to fight for independence. Socialists declared that

eleven .million Austro-Germans were ruling twenty million Slavs. Austria was subjected to Prusian rule. Germany’s interest must cease. Other Czechs demanded an independent Bohemia, warning the Government of a revolutionary feeling •at Prague and elsewhere. $ IRISH AFFAIRS. SINN FEIN CLUBS BEING FORMED ITS CONVENTION. Received 11.50 a.m. LONDONj June 21. Seventy Sinn Fein clubs have been formed in Ireland during the past fortnight. The Truman "s Journal states that nominations from the Bishops to represent the Catholics at the convention is practically assured. The clergy and the nation will accept an agreement wherein the bishops share. Mr. Wm. O'Brien, on behalf of the “All for Ireland Party,” declines to participate, declaring it will only influence Irish discontent. A small Round Table Conference would be more helpful.