(Received May 14, 9.55 a.m.) , Athens, 13th May.
Unless peace is proclaimed before the ensuing harvest Greece will lose 40,000,000 drachmas (about £1,600,000) by the destruction of crops. • . The'crops already destroyed as a result of the war are valued at 20,000,000 drachmas (about £800,000), and the live stock captured by the Turks is estimated as being 18,000,000 drachmas (about £720,000). The Turkish forces under Edbem Pasha are within two hours' march of Domoku. The right wing of the army Mat Karabur, and the left wing at Kasidari, a mountain on the road from Phersala. Domoku is exposed to attack from the rear, which will probably result in the capture of the Greek army. Tke absence of news from General Smolensk!, who retreated upon Sourpi, occasions fear that the Turks are developing a flanking movement with a view to hemming the Greeks in. Mr. S. G. Nicoll has collected the followlowingadditional funds in aid of the wounded Greek soldiers :— F. Cohen, 11. Seymour, G. W. Smart, M. Solomons, each 2s 6d ; Bartolo Russo,£l ; by Mr. N. Fernandos — A Friend, £1 Is; Peter Wilson, 2s Gd.
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Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1897, Page 5
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184(Received May 14, 9.55 a.m.) , Athens, 13th May. Evening Post, Volume LIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1897, Page 5
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