GREECE.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1916, Page 5

GREECE.

SITUATION CONFUSED.

THE WOBBLY MONARCH. SATKJXAL' MOVEMENT GROWING. London, Sept. 28. Greece's decision is hourly awaited. The latest message describes the situation as intricate and confuse 1 It adds that it it rumored in' Athens that King Constantine has departed, but there is mo confirmation of this. Another dispatch quote l ! the Neue Fr/iie Presee of Vienna, which declares that King Constantine is going to Constantinople forthwith. He is not relinquishing his throne, but choosing banishment rather than breaking his promise to the Kaiser not to allow war against iAnstro-Germany:' '/ f The majority 'of messages, however, '"•tolggest that King Constantine will remain and approve of joining the Entente. Pressure in that direction is increasing dJjuly. General'Mosehopoulo;, accompanied by Generals Ceilaris and Gennad, on Saturday submitted a memorandum to King ,* flConstantiire. General llrsehopoulos, not receiving a reply, resigned. 'King Constantine iirmediaiely summoned him again, and he placed his •Views before Constantine, who announced then that he was considering ...'.# ehapga ; of policy,, General Moschopoulo; informed the Premier that he would not insist on hi 9 resignation and preferred to await the realisation of the Kind's assurances. There were no further developments until Tuesday, when General iloscho•poulos and four othc generals again urged on King Constantine necessity lor an immediate abandonment of neutrality. General Moschowonlas, on behalf ' ef the 3rd Army Corps, s=ent a message to- King Constantino opining that intervention alone would give G:i-ice. >Maoy officers continue to leave for Salonika, -where the Crmmittee of National Defence meets und>:r Admiral Coodouriotis,

A-.hens. Sept. 28. General Oangrin, ex-War Minister, has Joined the revolutionaries. King Constaniine recalled Prince Andrew, "wlo has teen in London representing the views of th? Greek Court. New York, Sept. 'JS.

Generals Colloris, Gesnadi, Mosehopoulos, Yannakithas and I'cpoulas have bad audiences with Kin;; Constantino, and advised hi* to abandon neutrality in order'to avoid a catastrophe. It is reported that the King is signing a general mobilisation order, and is in favor of joining the Entente. Athens, Sept. 23.

Many recruits joined the National :army at Salonika on Wednesday. One hundred and forty-six Greek officers signed a proclamation which was distributed on Wednesday, ".i.!iug upon the army to save Greece's honor tnd "range yourselves under the standard of the army for national defence and swear vengeance for the invasion of (Macedonia. Never be traitors" and Greece Sfitt be grateful."