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Taranaki Daily News, 12 February 1916, Page 5

BALKANS.

ATTITUDE OF GREECE. WILL MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY'. THE STRUGGLE FOREIGN TO HER. Feb. 11, 10.30 p.m. Athens, Feb, 11. V. 51. Oor.olioe \ "ports that M. Skouloudis made a statement in Parliament regarding the policy of the Government, which he said was endorsed by the Chamber. The keynote of the statement was neutrality. This policy, as the evolution of events had shown, was the best safeguard to keep the country from disaster. He hoped to be able to Bave Greece from the dingers menacing her owing to the colossal international struggle, and the pressure brought to bear to induce her to depart from neutrality. Such pressure might increase, but whatever influence and whatever coercion was used it was the intention of Greece and her indisputable right) to remain outside the struggle, which was foreign to her national interests. He protested against the violation of sovereign rights involved in the occupation of Karaburnu and Corfy KtTKE;»T OF SERBIANS. SILENTLY WITHOUT A HITCH. PRAISE FOR THE ALLIES. Received Feb. 11, 10.30 p.m. Paris, Feb. 11. • M. Vesuitch, the Serbian Minister, in an interview, thanked France and the Allies for saving 150,000 men of the Serbian army, The activity of M. Briand and General Jofl're secured for France the devotion of the Slavs and Gauls. Britain ur.d Italy had participated in the marvellous operation of rescuing the Serbian army, and their activity had brought devotion above all praise. Everything was achieved without a liit r rt and silem'y.