ALBANIAN AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 21, 12 June 1914, Page 5

ALBANIAN AFFAIRS.

DANGEROUS IXTERNATIONAL TENSION.

GREEKS SADLY HARASSED AND EXPELLED.

By Cable—Press Association—^Copyright Athens, June 10. The tension between Greece and Turkey lias become a real menace to peace. The Turkish persecution of Greeks in Thrace and Asia Minor is embittering Greece. Constantinople, June 10. The Bulgarian Government liaa apologised for the seizure of the Greek churches at Varna.

GERMANY WILL ASSIST THE PRINCE.

Berlin, June 10. The National Zeitung says that the Kaiser informed the Prince of Wicd's court martial, who came to Berlin for instructions: ''Tell your master to stick to his throne, happen what may. Germany will assist him in every way.

TURKISH OUTRAGES.

■Received 11, 11.40 p.m. Constantinople, June 11. Strict censorship is being imposed on sill telegrams. The Turks are 'harassing Greek residents in the Dardanelles and on the Antolian coast. Thousands of Greeks have fled. Most of their property has been sold at a sacrifice or ilesi royed. Moslems broached and destroyed the wines and spirits in a Greek village in the Dardanelles. Ninety thousand refugees have reached Salonika from Thrace. Atiiens, June 11. The authorities are suspicious that a connection exists between the simultaneous outrages against Greeks in Turkey and Bulgaria. M. Venezolas, in the Chamber, stated that the anny would be raised to half a million within live years. Its strength, meanwhile, was sullicient to cope with immediate eventualities.

POWERS PREVENT HOSTILITIES.

Received 11, 10.28 p.m. St. Petersburg, ■nine 11. M. SazonofV lias started for Bucharest. It is believed that an important conference will lie held to consider steps to prevent an outbreak of Tiuwi-Greck ■lioetilitics.