THE NEAR EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 December 1922, Page 5

THE NEAR EAST.

EVACUATING REFUGEES. TROUBLE WITH THE TURKS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyrlfht. Received Dec. 6, 7.30 g.m. London, Dec. 5. The Daily Telegraph s Constantinople correspondent states the Turkish police refuse to recognise inter-Allied visa passports and sought to prevent Anatolian refugees from landing at Galata. The Brtish took strong action and brought (he people off by ship. Similarly, when a number of .Armenians employed by commercial institutions, believing it safer to leave the city, attempted to board a Greek steamer the Turks stopped them, but a platoon of British marines, with machine-guns, com pelled recogntion of the Allies’ visa JUDd placed the passengers aboard the vessel. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Association.

THE STRAITS PROBLEM. ALLIES IN AGREEMENT. Received Dec. 6, 7.30 pm. Lausanne, Dec. 5. M. Barrere, communicating with Paris regarding the slight difference of opinion between Britain and France concerning the Dardanelles, said the British favor free passage for both merchantmen and warships. The French agree to free passage for merchantmen, but prefer special regulations governing the passage of warships. Full agreement has now been reached by the Allies, in consultation with their naval and military experts, on the Straits problem, and Lord Curaon is expected to-mor-row to give th? Allies’ views to Rusdans and Turks. The Turks are described as not entranced with the Russian solution and are beginning to realise that Britain is not Turkey s enemy, and that if Turkey wishes to preserve permanent independence she must not become BA instrument of Moscow.