GREECE.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 25 June 1917, Page 5

GREECE.

ZAIMIS MAY RESIGN. REPLACED BY YENIZELOS. Received 9.15 a.m. ATHENS, June 24. It is expected that M. Zaimis will resign within a week, Veuizclos replacing him. YENIZELOS IN HIGH FAVOUR. OCCUPATION OF THESSALY COMPLETED LONDON, June 23. Mr. Ward Price says the occupation of Thessaly was completed without the slightest sign of hostility. Irreconcilable Royalists a rveek ago have become the most’ ardent Yenizelists. The French are now organising harvesting. Royalists who were too deeply committed .for sudden I conversion fled like game before the beaters, refuging in the belt southward of -Lamias., k ATHENS, June 23. Venizelos was enthusiastically wel-, corned at the Piraeus. He interview/ ed General Jounart aboard a Frep&T cruiser, where both will remain. ■ Af M. Venizelos, interviewed, said he;’ was in complete agreement with GenV eral Jounart. He was satisfied with the progress of events and would soon himself be permanently statical- I ed at Athens. He believed the deportees were bound either for France or Algeria. Gounaris, Dousmaris, Metaxis and their fellow exiles embarked at the Piraeus amid the execrations of their countrymen. Large crowds hissed and howled and raised the rallying cry of “Venizelos,” which hitherto ' has been considered seditious. The, people are awaking from their reign of terror. , y ! INCIDENTS Oir THE WAR.:; | MUNITIONS . EXPOSIONS. V | _ _ ’ | | AMSTERDAM, June 22* The “Frankfurter Zoitung” states that lightning exploded a munition works at Focrdc, Westphalia. and : destroyed the worksheds. Two were killed and four injured. MANY CASUALTIES. Received 9.15 a.m. AMSTERDAM, June 24. At an explosion at the munition works at Bloewig, in Austria 136 were killed, 625 injured, and 136 arc missing. . .FATAL STRIKE AT CHEMICAL WORKS.

Received 9.15 a.m. ZURICH, June 24. Strike riots have occurred at the chemical factories at Chippes, -where Germany is obtaining her saltpetre. Troops were called out and several workmen were bayonetted. NORWEGIAN DELEGATION TO AMERICA. Received 9.15. COPENHAGEN. June 24. The Norwegian Government is sending a delegation, including Hansen, the explored, to negotiate for food and raw materials. THE KAISER SPEAKS. Received 9.40. LONDON, June 24. In a recent speech to the Prussian Guards, the Kaiser said: “For many long years did we work on the exercise grounds at Kreuzberg and Douberitz, in order to perfect ourselves , in the art of war. We endeavoured j in peace also to gain t-Je tight against military strategy and tactics of the enemy. We can say with a good conscience we have done our utmost to make ourselves ready for war, and our work will not be in vain.” HEAT WAVE IN GERMANY. Received 9.15 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Juno 24. A remarkable heat wave has occurred in Germany, which lasted for three weeks, and schools were shut in Berlin and horse traffic stopped. A water famine is threatened in many districts.

AUSTRIAN AFFAIRS. Received 10.40 ZURICH, June 24. Herr Seipler, who is a permanent official of the Ministry of Agriculture, has been appointed Austrian Premier. It is likely the whole Cabinet will consist of similar officials unattached to political parties.