GREECE.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 October 1916, Page 5

GREECE.

THE PLUNGE TAKEN. WAR DECLARED ON BULGARIA. WITH CONSTANTINO'S ASSENT. Received Oct. 1, 11.3 p.iu, Rome, Oct. 1. According to the Roma, Greece, with King Constantino in agreement, has declared war on Bulgaria. 1200 OFFICERS JOIN REVOLUTION. 'Received Oct. 1, 11,5 p.m. Athens, Oct. 1. Twelve hundred officers have now joined the revolutionaries.

AN APPEAL TO CONSTANTINE VENIZELOS TAKES THE REINS AT CANEA. 'Received Oct. 1. 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 30. The Morning Post's Athens correspondent states that General Raiiglis, Minister of War in the Venizelos Cabinet, and chief of the General Staff in the Balkans, has joined M. Venizelos at CaiK'u, and will be a. member of the Provisional Government. General Paraskevopoulo, who has been commanding the Tenth Division <at Larissa, and has reached 'Salonika to join the revolution, telegraphed to King Constantino urging him to place himself at tho head of the national movement. If. Venizeios and Admiral Condouriotis have assumed the reins of government. Canea, Sept. 30. M. Mielvelidakis, formerly Minister of Education under M. Skouloudis, has been arrested at Crete for organising aimed reposition to the revolution.

CONSTANTINE STILL OBSTINATE. ABSURD CONDITIONS ASKED. Received Oct. 1, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 30. Tlie Daily Mail's correspondent at Athens states that the Cabinet Council met at the palace, King Cunstantine presiding. No riovermnent changes are contemplated. It is stated that the King persists in maintaining' neutrality. Previous reports to the contrary are authoritatively declared to be premature, and due to further vaccilation in high quarters. The Allies do not rely on the Greek Government's original offer, because of the farcical conditions, which asked for two months' grace befori' intervention, and reserving the right of the Government to alter their mind in the meantime. A WARNING TO THE KING Times Service. Received Oct. 1, 5.5 p.m. Athens, Sept. 30. Jt is reported that General MoScriopu'cs lias warned the King tliat every officer and non-com. would hare departed for Salonika within a fortnight, and then it would be imposible to mobilise.

THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. DETAILS OF PROCLAMATION 1 . A FORCEFUL DOCUMENT, Received Oct. 1, 5.5 p.m. Athens, Sept. 3V. A Cajnea telegram gives details of the proclamation of the IProvisional Government, which is signed by M. Veni;:clca and .Admiral Coudouriotis, In the main it points to the comparison between Greece's present situation and that '\vliit'll existed before the war. It states that it would he a 'happy event if, at the eleventh hour, the King decided to take the lead and place tlhe national forces alongside the Ailies and Serbs to drive out the Biilgaa- invaders. In the event of the King acting to the contrary, it would be the Provisional Government's duty to do the needful to save the country from its threatened ruin. The application of a personal policy on the part of the Crown, which was the victim of bad counsels, had resulted in a rapprochement with hereditary enemies, the violation of her constitution and internal anarchy. It dwells on the refusal of facilities to the Serbs, the abandonment of territory, the ilight of the population before the Bulgars, the cession of war material, the sending of Greek soldiers under a German guard and causing patriots to be considered traitors. It. concluded by statins; that it was essential to reestablish national unity by an immediate return to the policy dictated by the national conscience. THE REVOLUTION PROGRESSES. Canea, Sept. 28. The only resistance to the revolution was by anti-Venizelist citizens at Iferaetion. A few wore killed and wounded in the. two days' lighting. Half the officers and almost the whole 1-1 th Infantry at Canea joined the revolution. Twenty-two Royalist officers and \ nineteen men took refuge in the officers' quarters and secured the protection of the British and 'French consuls.j from the revolutionaries. A Creek meeting requested M.;Vonizelos and Admiral Condouriotis to form ci provisional government. Jl. Yenizelos accepted the proposal. (This cable should have reaehcd'us on Friday.—Kd.)