GREECE.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1916, Page 5

GREECE.

A BOMBSHELL. VENIZELOS ASSURED OS" POWERFUL FOLLOWING. Received Sept. 27, 10 p.ia. At)inis, Sept. 27. it Venizelos' move came as a bombshell to the public. Newspapers were eagerly bought, and excited groups in the streets discussed the possibilities. Venizelos is absolutely assured of a powerful following! probably sufficient to force the situation. Venizelos and a dozen supporters seeietly left Athens by motor ear, at three in the morning and reached Plialcron Bay by a roundabout route. They embarked in the speedy little Greek liner Hesperian with Colonel ?ondouriotis, who is a popular hero with all the Hellenes.

Before leaving. Venizelos attended a meeting of his principal followers, and declared that event, at Kavalla caused I'im to lose hope that the. Greek Government would act with julficient promptness b secure the bono'' and interests of Greece. Therefore i f was necessary to act himself iji a higher capacity than a leader of the Liberals. 'The conflict wherein he might eventually tie forced to engage would be outside constitutional limits. He freed his supporters from their party ties and left them free to follow the dictates of their consciences.

A DESTROY" BR JOINS NATIONALS. Received Sept. 27, 5.5 p.m. 'London, .Sept. 2fi. The Daily Chronicle's Athens correspondent states that the Kroek destroyer Nonclii quitted the fleet and reached the open sea. It is believed that she is bound for Canea or Salonika to participate in the National movement. Received 27. 11 p.m. Athens, Sept. 27.

lloschopolous' resignation is premature. He and five officers have mcmoralised the King to depart from neutiality.

SIGNS OF COLLAPSa. Athens, September 20. General Mosehopolous, chief of the General Staff, has resigned, and everything indicates that the Government will not last long. General Soannon, commandant of the Corfu garrison, lias departed for Salonika and is participating in the revolution.