GREECE.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 23 June 1917, Page 5

GREECE.

GERMAN TRAITORS. ATHENS, June 21. King Constantine ’s brother, Prince Andrew, made a scene in the Palace, denouncing German traitors ‘who have ended by losing my brother his t.hr'one.” ’ VENIZELOS AND THE MONARCHY ATHENS, June 21. Venizelos announces that -he favours the continuance of the Monarchy the prerogatives of which should be defined by a constituent _-assembly to be summoned later. Meanwhile a coalition Government will be formed. Certain newspapers assert that M. Zaimis refuses to reconstruct the Cabinet or convoke the Chamber. The expelled persons have quitted Greece. . .. ' KING CONSTANTINE. AGAIN MOBBED. f ' _,,LoNDoN, Jun 22,_.; H ~v_At. Lugano, King Constantine was: again mobbed; when sitting’ in .=t-lie‘ public .gardens with . his _aide , de.c-amen‘; Crowds shouted. “Long_r_.;liye ' . _Serbi;a_;!.”-] f‘Down with Constantine;!’fi.,Tll.e police escorted him to" his hotel, but the crowd followed, and repeatedly struck‘ the aide de camp, who threatened to; use his revolver. , »,v_.__.- .. o CONS'I'A.'N'I‘INE’S _i'.‘§:§?‘:ib,nnclnnn ~ IN LONDQNL HE NO LONGER BELIEXTES IN BRILLIANT . HUN__,«YIC’I‘O_RY. Received I(i';;s”g.,;Eg;; PARIS, June 21. M. Venizelos thanked‘ Jounart for his clear-sighted fil‘nlll(l3SSM_.)V'iliCh_,hild secured the first striking _'SI\I.CQCSS, and was an augury oi:'4the pagification and unity” of G_rreec.e.- iM __ M. ‘.'G.u’illomin, the %dime"i:_ ‘ French Minister at _A'tllolls,"’s‘tat’e's that _ '__CAon-. stantine’_s fatezwas decided at t.ll_e_ ‘fcreiice at Lo_ndon. The Legationsiat ‘Athens hadipreviouslyé advised the change, which was not generally known until Jounart’s announcement. He adds that Constantine no longer believes in a brilliant German victory, but looks for peace leaving Germany _important compensations in the Ba]. ‘kans, whereof she will become the proteeter.

INCIDENTS 01:‘ THE WAR. ‘ THE CONDITION Ol‘ BELGIUM. Received 9.10 a.m. LONDON, June 21. The Daily Chronicle ’S Amsterdam correspondent state that refugees describe the state of Belgium as economically critical, but the morale of the population is excellent. The men and women returning from German slavery are permanent wrecks, Hindenburg is described as saying, “I want a bloodless France and a dying Belgium.” DISCHARGED AND REJECTED. LONDON, June 22. The House of Commons debated the question of the re—eXamin:ltion of discharged .soldiers and rejected men. Mr. Maepherson declared thato"the re-exam-ination had proved many fraudulent rejections. It had been expected. they would get 60,000 recruits, but it was now believed they would get 60,000 of A class and 60,000 others. The Government were willing to appoint a committee to examine the working of the re-exanninations. » Mr. Bonar Law mentioned that over 70,000 soldiers had DOBll released for the trenches by the substitutidn of men 1055 fit. MUNTION S FOR CANADA. OTTAWA, June 21. The Finance Minister has arranged a fifteen million sterling advance to the Imperial Government to purchase munitions for Canada. .