BITE OF A MONKEY.
HOW IT LED TO WAR. BRITAIN IN ASIA MINOR. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, June 30. During the foreign policy discussion at the Premiers’ Conference, Lord Curzon referred to the little wars in the Near East, touching incidentally on the Greek complications, which were costing eo much money uselessly. “Why is the Empire involved here? Why is Greece at war?” Mr Hughes asked.
Lord Curzon replied that the new King arriving had stimulated the enthusiasm of the Hellenic people. It was difficult to avoid Britain being slightly involved, though she was now withdrawing gracefully. Mr. Hughes replied: “Inscrutable are the ways of Providence. Treasure is being poured out and human lives sacrificed in bloody war through the bite of a monkey.”
[The allusion by Mr. Hughes to the bite of a monkey having assisted to bring about the war in Asia Minor refers to the death of the late King of Greece following a bite from his pet monkey, which led to blood-poisoning.]
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1921, Page 5
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166BITE OF A MONKEY. Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1921, Page 5
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