MUTINY OF GREEK OFFICERS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 12 April 1926, Page 9

MUTINY OF GREEK OFFICERS.

Affair At Salonika, i ‘ _ NOTORIOUS PLOTTER BUSY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 11, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 9. Advices from Athens state that Major Bakirdji, Major Karakoufu, and Major Zefas, led a mutiny of a small number of troops, and occupied Karabournu, on the Gulf of Salonika.

Karabournu was surrounded,, and (lie Fleet ordered to Salonika. It was subsequently announced that the mutineers had surrendered. Tlie Greek censorship prevented an

accurate appraisement of the situation, which, however, is reflected in the latest mails anticipating excitement on tlie occasion of the J.’residential election, alleging that General Plastirus, who was leader of Hie revolution in 15122, and last year was expelled from tlie country, had clandestinely re-crossed tlie frontier, and crediting him with engineering a seditious movement. At the end of March, Hie Government offered a reward of half a million drachmae for the arrest of Genera! Plasliras, hut: apparently Hie latter lived up to his reputalion for elusiveness.

PROMPT ACTION OF GOVERNMENT. OBJECTIVE OF MUTINY. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 11, 5.5 p.m.) ATHENS, April 9. The wires were set buzzing with naval and military eiders throughout the country, on receipt of the news of the outbreak. At midnight, troops from Athens were immediately entrained’ to Salonika, and other garrisons wore instructed to be prepared. The Fleet sailed at five in the morning, with orders to shell Hie

insurgents if necessary. All the malcontents later surrendered, and Hie ringleaders were despatched to Athens for courtmartial.

A communique says the insurgents do not exceed JOO oll'iceri, who arc reported to have declared that tlie movement did not aim at tlie Government, but at tlie heads of tlie army at Salonika.