GREEK THRONE.
PERIL OF OLD REGIME.
WBAt GREECE MAY LOSE, fl T«U|r»9ti."-Pr«M Asm.—Copyright. Received Dec, 8, 8.16 p.m. London, Dec. 7; The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent states that, apart from the fhffliftH 1 consequences of ex-King Conetantine's return, Greece is faced with a> danger of the secession of the redeemed provinces, which have been advised by the Greek patriarch at Constanttnaple againtt agreeing to Constantrae'a restoration. tinder this powerful influence there is already a danger of Crete and the lonian * and other islands seceding. It is doubtful if Britain will cede Cyprus, or Italy cede the naval base at Rhodes, to a Constantinist Greece, and restoration may compel Britain to hesitate before altering the present status of Egypt and her military dispositions there. The prospects of a Constantine regime are causing lively apprehensions in several Balkan States, especially in Jugoslavia and Bulgaria, owing to the importance of Greece's Aegean communica-tions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
. CONSTANTINE INTERVIEWED. WILL RETURN WHEN ASKED. NO CHANGE IN POLICY. Received Dec. 8, 8.45 p.m. London, Dec. 8. vrtnutantina, in an interview at Lucerne, buoyantly and jestingly discussed the position with a British correspondent. Be said he would return immediately he received a summons to return. Hii going would unite Greece and a united Greece would be to the Allies' interests. Oon»t*ntine said hie restoration would not involve a change in the country's . foreign policy. Greece wanted to keep what she got, therefore she must cultivate good relations with the Allies. It *W not intended to quit Asia Minor; 0B tft» contrary, he would gladly lead ajtt army there if the Government revested him. I*. emphatically denied that he intended, to appoint M- Veneseios to a high post in Greece; he did not want M. Veneielos, but if at any. time M. Venezelos secured a majority, he would not hesitate to invite him to form a Cabinet. He wante3~lo remain neutral in war time. He only sent the exKaiser a sympathetic telegram to keep bint quiet—Am..N.Z. Cable Assn.
FUTOKE ACTION UNCERTAIN. CONTRADICTORY REPORTS. Received Dec. 8, 8.45 p.m. tonodn, Dec. 8. i/npiecedented "mafficking" occurred »t til? clwe of the Conetantine plebWH?. One account describes the •flwta a«a saturnalia, in which the Jow- «** freft of the papulation, especially town, participated. liere are very contradictory version* of the Government's intentions in view ol the Allies' note. One states they will persist in the recall, while another states that a message has already been Hfit to CoMtantine urging him to abdicate in favor of the Crown Prince.— Aos.-N.JJ. Cable Assq.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19201209.2.26
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1920, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
419GREEK THRONE. Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1920, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.