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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue XC, 7 October 1915, Page 8

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THE GREEK CRISIS ~" COALITION CABINET FORMED M. VENIZELOS EXCLUDED. (By Telegraph— Press Association— Copyright.) (Received October 7, 2.25 p.m.) ATHENS, 6th October. M. Zaimis is forming a Coalition Cabinet. M. Venizelos (the ex-Premier, whose resignation is reported to-day) is excluded. FOR A COUP IN THE PACIFIC STEAMER ARRESTED BY THE DUTCH LOADED WITH WAR MATERIALS. (Received October 7, 1 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, 6th October. Reports arriving from the Dutch East Indies indicate that the mysterious steamer Maverick has been apprehended there through the agency of Dutch warships. She was found to be laden with guns and ammunition, sections of submarines, and rifles, apparently intended for use in German aggression in the Pacific. The Maverick departed from San Pedro, California, in April, clearing as usual. • Apparently the cargo was not inspected. It is thought that Germans in the United States planned a Pacific submarine base to operate against Russian or Australian steamers. [Some months ago reports were current that the , Maverick had left the United States with a warlike cargo on board, but the stories did not have an authoritative appearance at the time.] HEAVY FIRING IN FLANDERS LIKE THAT OF THE LAST OFFENSIVE. (Received October 7, 12.30 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, 6th October. Reports from Maastricht (South Holland) state that uninterrupted cannonading is audible, resembling that preceding the last, Allied offensive. GERMAN WAR NEWS (Received October 7, 12.30 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, 6th October. A German communique states : After a violent bombardment, the enemy in the Champagne attempted to renew the offensive. Our/ artillery checked the movement, inflicting severe losses. Russian attacks on a large scale between Drisjwiaty and Lake Krews weTe repulsed. The enemy was temporarily successful at Kosjany and south of the Vishnief Lakes, but our counter-attacks inflicted heavy losses. THE "SCRAP OF PAPER" ENEMY GIBE AT ENTENTE POWERS. (Received October 7, 1.40 p.m.) WASHINGTON, 6th October. The Austro-Huagarian Foreign Minister has issued a statement to the American press pointing out that Britain and France, while protesting against Belgium's violated neutrality, did not hesitate when it suited their own purpose to violate the neutrality of Greece. "Perhaps," he says, "the world will now see how little worth there is to the smallest States iv the phrases of the Entente Powers." TURKISH SHAMBLES GERMANY'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARMENIAN HORRORS NEUTRALS MUST SAVE THE REMNANTS. (Received October 7, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, -6th October. The Earl of Cromer, in the House of Lords, asked whether the Government had official information that German Consular officials were privy to the massacre of Armenians.) He added that one of the objects of the war was that Armenia should no longer constitute a Turkish shambles. Turkey had made government by massacre part of its political system. The Marquis of Crewe, in reply, said that the Government had received information that the population of one district had been absolutely exterminated. It had ,no official confirmation of the report that German Consuls had encouraged the horrors, but he was bound to state, knowing what had happened elsewhere, that there could not be said to be any antecedent improbability that such was the case. Lord Bryce said that, from figures he had received, it was quite possible that 800,000 had been destroyed since May. The only chance to save the remnant was by neutrals exerting their influence upon Germany. RETURNED WOUNDED TWENTY-FIVE NEW ZEALANDERS ARRIVE IN SYDNEY THE FAME OF THE MAORIS. (Received October 7, 1.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A transport has landed eighty wounded men, including twenty-five New Zealanders. One of the latter declared that the Maoris made a grand showing. They landed at two in the morning one day in June, went straight to the trenches, and held them till the August advance^ when they made a world-wide reputation. All the wounded are talking about the Maoris. Sapper J. Coyle (Auckland) lost an eye and was wounded in four places by a bomb during a general charge at Quinn's Post. In some places (he said) the trenches were less than fifteen yards apart. The New Zealand wounded are : Auckland : Capt. E. G. Fraser. S.M. Purdom, Ptes. W. F. Sefton, D. A. M'Ghee, P. Edwards, and J. Parry, Spr. J. Coyle, and Tpr. J. Hunter. J Wellington : L.-Cpl. F. C. Foster, Spr. C. Gudge, Ptes. J. Dunn, F. Burgess, and W, C. Morgan.

Christchurch : L.-Cpls. N. Taylor and B. Aldridge, Ptes. W. T. Bowles and P. W. O'Malley. Nelson : Sgt. E. R. Burnett, Ptes. A. B. Crombie and A. Gridley. Dunedin : Cpl. F. J. Wall, Spr. F. Daubney, Ptes. C. S. Fraser, A. Little, and W. M'Kee. RUSSIA & BULGARIA LATTER'S REPLY UN- , SATISFACTORY RELATIONS BROKEN OFF (Received October 7, 3.30 p.m.) PETROGRAD, 6th October. Bulgaria's reply is considered unsatisfactory. Diplomatic relations have been broken off.