GREECE.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 January 1917, Page 5

GREECE.

THE BOMBARDING OF DRAMA. * GERMAN LIE FACTORY AT WORK. FALSE ALLEGATIONS EXPOSED. ■Received Jan. 5, g p.m. ■London, Jan. A German wireless message alleges that President Wilson is protesting against the action of British airmen in bombarding Drama station before the departure of the ejected delegates and Consuls. The wireless message alleges that the airmen were aware that the delegates hftd to be met at the station.

The British Admiralty, in replying, quotes the official reports, showing that after t'he Austro-German and other representatives, with their families and servants, had been landed at Kavala, the Air Commandant at Thasos. learning of the German Minister's request not to bomb the Drama-Kavala road for twenty-four hours from the morning of the -25 th November, as the women and children belonging to the Legations were using the road, complied. Moreover, lie refrained from commencing operations until the 2Sth. The only attack on the "'Mth was on Drama aerodrome alone, before the Ministers request reached the ait station. No bombs were dropped on the town nor the vicinity of the railway station.

GOVERNMENT RESENTMENT AT j ALLIES' THREAT. | Times Service. I Received Jan. 4, 10.10 p.m. Athens, Jan. 4. King Constantine has given an audience to all the, ex-Premiers. The Government has announced that it strongly objects to the Allied threat, to take strong action if the King gives further ground for complaint. ■MAILS BY ZEPPELIN. Received Jan. 4, 11.50 p.m ( ' Athens, Jan. 4. A Zeppelin dropped at Larissa fifteen mailbags, containing correspondence from the Greek Army Corps interned at Gorlitz. GREEKS OCCUPY HYDRA Received Jan. 4. 5.5 p.m. Athens, Jan. A Greek destroyer, commanded by Kondouriotis' aide-de-camp, landed a detachment and occupied Hydra island.