POWERS TO CONFER.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1922, Page 5

POWERS TO CONFER.

ALLIES AGREE TO MEET. MAKING FINAL PEACE. CHANGING THE TREATY. ■ By Telegraph.—Press —Copyright. ’ Paris, Sept. 20. At the conference between Lord Curzon and M. Poincare, it was agreed that an Allied conference be held as soon as possible to settle the future conditions of peace in the Near East. Britain, France and Italy will be represented. Japan, Greece, Roumania, Jugo-Slavia and Turkey will also be invited to attend. i London, Sept. 20. | Well-informed quarters in London i say that Lord Curzon went to Paris ■ with clear-cut instructions, and they | will not be surprised if, as the result | of the conference, the Turks are re-ad-mitted to the Asiatic shore of the Dardanelles on condition: Firstly, the establishment of a broad demilitarised zone identical with the existing Sanjak of Chanak; secondly, the placing of an Allied force on Gallipoli with insistence there to safeguard the free and unimpeded entry into the Straits. There is high authority for stating that the French Government and certain representatives of Turkey now in Paris are agreed on these provisions, and Kemal Pasha is favorably disposed.

KEMAL SUMMONS MINISTERS. BRITISH RESIDENTS LEAVING. PRECAUTION IN CASE OF ADVANCE. Received Sept. 21, 7.50 p.m. Constantinople, Sept. 20. Kemal has summoned the members of the Angora Ministry‘to Smyrna to discuss the situation. Officers, with their wives and families, have been ordered to be ready to embark. British residents here have received a hint to prepare to send off womenfolk and children. These are precautionary measures in the event of i Kemal attacking the neutral zones, when I it is certain his agents will attempt to stir up rioting in Constantinople. The British forces would be handicapped if they were compelled to detach troops for the protection of residents. The British headquarters at the Dardanelles have advised the civil population to leave Chanak, as the town is likely to be shelled if Kemal advances. Cbanak and the Narrows were the scene of most intense activity from dawn to dark. The Turkish population is for the moment quiet, being under the control of the military and civilians, but fires and massacres are inevitable if Kemal advances.—Times Service. WHAT THE TURKS WANT. TWO SEPARATE CONFERENCES. TURKS’ TOTAL CAPTURES. i Received Sept. 22, 12.5 a.m. Paris, Sept. 20. Ferid Bey, interviewed by the newspaper Intransigeant, said the Turks con- • sidered there should be two distinct | conferences, one consisting of the Great ■ Powers to re-make the treaty of Sevres, and the other to fix* the status of the Straits, at which Russia. Roumania, Bulgaria. Georgia and Azerbaijan should ■ be logically represented as directly in- • terested. A report from Angora states the Turks altogether captured 60,000 Greeks. —Reuter Service. REASSURING NEWS. CANADA POSTPONES ACTION. PLENTY OF MEN OFFER. Received Sept. 21, 9.15 p.m. Ottawa. Sept. 20. Convinced that the Near East news is reassuring, Cabinet has adjourned till Friday. Offers to enlist continue in great numbers, and a continrrent is assured if required. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NO CALL FOR ANZACS. FREEDOM OF STRAITS PROMISED. GENERAL TOWNSHEND’S VIEW. deceived Sept. 21. 7.50 p.m. London. Sept. 20. General Townshend, whe recently interviewed Kemal at Angora, agrees with Mr. W. M. Hughes that the assistance i of the Dominions should not go beyond | the maintenance of the freedom of the i Dardanelle’, and since Kemal agrees , with the freedom of the Straits, there I should be no necessity for a single AnI zac. General Townshend added that the continuation of the occupation of Con- \ stantinople would provoke a holy war. i —United Service. ANOTHER BIG FIRE. IMPORTANT TOWN BURNED. ' CIVILIANS CAUGHT IN BLAZE. Received Sept. 21. 7.50 p.m. Paris, Sept. 20. Information has been received by the • Ministry of Marine that the whole of 1 Panderma, on the Sea of Marmora, including the railway station and the Ottoman Bank, has been destroyed by fire, with the exception of a hundred houses. The casualties among civilians were numerous.—Reuter Service. REFUGEES OF SMYRNA. MALES MADE PRISONERS. Received Sept. 21. 7.50 p.m. London, Sept. 20. The Morning Post s Constantinople correspondent states the Kemalists have placarded Smyrna stating that all male Christian refugees between eighteen and forty-five are to be considered prisoners of war. In consequence of this decision refugees of these ages are being collected and deported up country.—-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH AT CHANAK. WITHDRAWAL DENIED. London, Sept. 20. Officials deny that the British troops are being withdrawn from Chanak, or that this is even contemplated. So far as it i, known the British troops are remaining alone there. Greek troops have not been in the area for soma time.