BALKANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1916, Page 5

BALKANS.

BLOCKADE RESTRICTIONS. P4PER MONEY VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT. Athens, June 10. Seventy merchantmen are detained at tlie Piraeus 'the harbor of Athens) owing to the \llies' restrictions. Vessels are allowed to leave Mitylene for any destination sivc Kastfilla, in view of the Bulgarian proximity. It ; s officially stated that the International Financial Commission considers the needs of commerce in nowise justify the circulation of an additional thirty million francs worth of bank notes. If the Government insists on their issue Britain and France will withhold from Greece all financial support. Salonika, June l(i. There is a violent enemy bombardment between Lake Ardgen and Kilindir. THE SITUATION GRAVE. SHIPPING IDLE. Received June IS: 5.5 p.m. London, June 17. The Evening 'News correspondent at Athens reports that calm has supervened at Athens, hut it is unreal and temporary. Tlie real situation is 'grave. Tlie Government seems disposed to court extreme measures, and the pressure of the blockade is felt even in isolated and villages. Many of tlie wealthy people are trying to quit tlie country, and newspapers are writing feverishly about the situation. Shipping on tlie Piraeus is idle, as crews refu-c to sa ; ! unless owners insure them and their families from blockade risks. Received June 18, 5.5 p.m. Athens, June 17. The Government has decided upon a genera) demobilisation of the army.