RISING IN CRETE.
SEVERAL VILLAGES BURNED,
LOSS OF LIFE.
Athens, June 28, The Moslems at Heraklion, in Crete, being unable to obtain rations, raided the districts outside the military cordon. They killed seven , Christians, burned a number of villages, and lost io men. The disorder is spreading in the island. The Turks have occupied a position commanding Agraphi, in the north-west portion of the island of Corfu.
The Greek troops have occupied Karepuisi, with the view of preventing pillaging.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 149, 29 June 1897, Page 3
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