GREECE

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1916, Page 5

GREECE

VENIZELOS OVATIONED. BULGARIANS MUST BE EXPELIED. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ANNOUNCED. Received Oct. 15, ■> 5 p.m. Salonika, Oct. U. M. Venizelos received a tremendous ovation at a banquet in honor of the Provisional Government. In the course of his speech he emphasised that the Bulgarians must he expelled from Greece. His reference to the tatter's duty to Swbia evoked great enthusiasm. He announced the convocation after the war of a National Assembly, with the abject of establishing new safeguards against the violation of the constitution by the monarchical chief. NEW CABINET RECOGNISED. ALLIES' TERMS ACCEPTED. Received Oct. 15, 5.5 p.m. . Athens, Oct. 14. The Entente has recognised the new Cabinet. Sir Fraircis Elliott (British -Minister) visited the Foreign Minister. The Crown Council has accepted Admiral du Fournet's note, wherein he demanded the control of the Greek police, prohibition of citizens to carry ao'ms, the prohibition of the despatch of war material to Thessaly, and lifting the embargo on the exportation of wheat from Thessaly. CREEK TREACHERY. A PLOI THAT FAILED. Received Oct. 14, S.3'j p.m. London, Oct. 14. The Morning Post's correspondent at Athens details a sensational Royalist plot. Several army divisions were concentrated at Tsojtia and Corinth, it being intended to cover King Constantino's flight to Trik-Kala, in "Thessaly, entrench thei'e, await a strong German force, and then jointly attack the Allies. Large supplies of arms, ammunition, and military equipment were railed to TrikKala during tin; past fortnight The Government also commanded the grain reserve at Thessaly for the plotters. Admiral du hournct's seizure of the Piraeus and the Lanissa railway frustrated the plot. The Athens station was seized just iu time to prevent the despatch of it long train of arms, munitions and field batteries to Larissa. King Constantine's palace at Tatoi, near Athens, has been strongly fortified with breastworks and wire entanglements. The Evening News' Athens eonespondent stat«.!i that it is rumored the tiermanophile navy planned a great coup against the Allies' licet, with t'lie assistance of German submarines; but they reckoned without the Allies' sympathiser;, who warned the Allied officers of the coup. This was frustrated by the Allies' drastic measures. CONSTANTINEVS OBSESSION London, October 13. The Daily Chronicle's Athens correspondent states that King "Constantine yesterday told a high diplomatist, who bcseeched him to change his policy: "I 1 prefer to lose my throne rather than endanger Greece. I am convinced that in fifteen days Roumania will no longer exist. If Greece joins in after the conquest of Roumania she will share the fate of Serbia and Roumania. DISPOSAL OF GREEK JLEET. Rome, Oct. l'l. The Tribuna asserts that the di3arma- < ment of the Greek fleet was due to in- ] formation that the ships proposed to go ; to tilie Dardanelles to join tho Turks, The Italians took possassion cf the tor- i pedoers, the French took the destroyer .ud the British hold the submarines, - ]