ALBANIAN REVOLT.
SIX THOUSAND REBELS MARCHING ON TIRANA. DANGERS OF BORDER INVASION LONDON, June 2. Reports from Albania show that a force of six thousand rebels are marching on Tirana. 1 hey are in possession of field and machine guns, but are mostly undisciplined volunteers. The Government is able to meet them with three thousand armed regulars. Special danger exists in the approach of armed South Slovakian and Greek bands upon the Albanian irontier, taking advantage of the unsettled conditions to invade Albania. The American Minister at Tirana offered to refer the trouble to the League of Nations, hut noth sides refused the offer. Martial law has been proclaimed throughout the country. Communication with -Tirana is interrupted.—Sun.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9722, 4 June 1924, Page 5
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117ALBANIAN REVOLT. Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9722, 4 June 1924, Page 5
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