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THE BALKANS.

AIOTES FROM ATHENS A SITUATION OF INTEREST THREATENED BLOCKADE PROVES EFFICACIOUS. POSITION AT MONASTIK WPROVED. Received Nov. 23, p.m. London, Nov. 22. The situation in Gteece is occasioning the greatest interest, and all newspapers are canvassing the possibilities, in view of Lord Kitchener's visit. Advices from Athens state that after Lord Kitchener's departure Cabinet sat until three o'clock in the morning There is great excitement in the Piraeus, and shippers await the development of the blockade with apprehension. Ministers said that the attitude of the Allies was not unexpected, while some declared that the importance of the situation was exaggerated. Liberals announce that they will only participate in the elections in the event of the demobilisation measure which M. Venizelos desires in the present circumstances.

A Monastir telegram received at Salonika states that the situation has improved. The Bulgarians have retired from Prilep, and the Serbian cavalry which advanced towards the 1 Babuna Pass failed to discover any Bulgarians. There is an unconfirmed report that two Serbian divisions are marching from Ferizovitcli towards Monastir, and that the Bulgarians, fearing they will be enveloped, are retiring eastward.

"YOU ARE SCOUNDRELS!" AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW. GREECE AND THE ALLIES. ' Received Nov. 23, 10.55 p.m. London, Nov. 23. Mr. Jeffries, the Daily Mail's correspondent at Athens, had an interview with M. Rallis, Minister of Justice, who declared that it was madness to suggest that Greece should think of disarming the Allies when the guns of the fleet might be levelled on the cities. Greece was ready to domobilise in twenty-four hours, if the Allies left Salonika. M. Rallis angrily declared that the British Government and press were adopting a disgraceful attitude. "You are scoundrels," he added, banging his fist on the table. "You are starving us, and want us to endure the horrors of a Bulgarian invasion and become another Belgium, though no English have shed blood in Serbia, and only a few thousand troops have landed to help us after endless mistakes and delays." KING CONST ANTINE'S VIEWS. TO SAVE GREECE FROM BELGIUM'S FATE. Die interview discloses that King Constantine agreed, under M. Venizelos' reasoning, to an original disembarkation of 150,000 of the Allies at Salonika, but that lie repented within twenty minutes and sent an aide post haste after M. Venizelos, who had already informed Sir Francis Elliot of the King's decision.

King Constantine does not love Germany, and offered to join the Allies in April, when Germany's hands were full, stipulating that the Dardanelles operations should not be undertaken, but that an advance should be made through Thrace, and the Allies accepted his proposals. Mr. Jeffries quotes King Constantine as saying: "Whatever "happens France and England will never be too severe on on Greece, whereas Germany will be implacable, and my duty is to save my country from the horrors of Belgium."

CLEAN FIGHTERS. TRIBUTE TO THE BULGARIANS. Received Nov. 23, 7.45 p.m. Salonika, Nov. 22. Allied journalists who have visited the French fronts at Strumnitza and on the left bank of the Ornoya, report that officers state that the Bulgars are good artillerymen and clean fighters, observing the rules of war and the dictates of humanity. They never fire on ambulances, and have scrupulously avoided interfering with the work of collecting the dead and wounded.

M. COCHIN RETURNS. DIFFERENCES SOON TO BE "ADJUSTED. Received Nov. 23, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 22. The Daily Telegraph's Athens correspondent says that the British Legation's declaration is creating a critical situation M. Cochin, who intended leaving with General Sarrail for the front, is returning to Athens. Greek officials deny the possibility of Greece attacking or disarming at all, and contend that the differences with the Allies will soon be adjusted

PROPOSED CAMPAIGN IN SYRIA CONDEMNED IN FRANCE. Paris, Nov, 21. Le Tempi says that strong British contingents have collected near the Sue/. Canal, and are credited with intention of taking- an offensive in Syria, via Sinai. Such an expedition is unlikely to be successful. The troops must cross 450 miles of broken country, and the forces which will 'be used up on the way would in themselves be sufficient to conquer Syria at one blow if landed at Alexandretta, Making the Suez Canal the starting point, there would be a repetition of the mistake at Gallipoli in attacking the southern end of the peninsula. There are considerable British reinforcements in Egypt, and many could be borrowed for Salonika without endangering the Suez Canal and used in Serbia, thereby providing a better guarantee for the British possessions, because the enemies which may threaten them are in Serbia, where they must be beaten in order to bar the road eastw»r^

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Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1915, Page 5

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THE BALKANS. Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1915, Page 5

THE BALKANS. Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1915, Page 5

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