GREECE.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1916, Page 5

GREECE.

THE ALLIES' DEMANDS. USUAL ACCEPTANCE. London, Doc. 15. Greece has acepted the Allies' demands. Paris, Dec. 15. Lt. Petit Journal's correspondent at the Piraeus says to-day's Allied Note t" Greece demanded demobilisation and the liberation of Venizelists. The agitation continues violently at»Larissa and Janina, where the military are distribut'■.'g heating proclamations urging Athens' deliverance.

21 HOURS GIVEN FOPv COMPLIANCE. Received Dec. 1". 5.5 p.m Paris, Dee 16. The Allies' note to* Greece declared that King Constantine and his Government were unable to control tie Greek army and prevent it becoming a menace to the Allied army in Macedonia, therefore they demanded the withdrawal of the troops and war material towards Peloponnesus in twenty-four hours, all movements northward to ho stopped, and •that a refusal to accede to the demand wculd be construed as an act of hostility, and the Allied Ministers would leave Greece, and the blockade of the coasts would be maintained until full reparation was made for the recent unprovoked attacks at Athens, and guarantees for the future given.

SAFETY MUST BE SECURED. Received Dec. 1", 5.5 p.m. ' London, Dee. lfl. Leading articles, referring to Greece, say the Allies have not demanded King Constantine to do their bidding without being ready to apply compulsion. We can never feel safe. or. he able to pursue our projects in Macedonia, until the Royalists are removed from areas where they are able to affect the military situation.