THE NEAR EAST.

Grey River Argus, 12 October 1922, Page 5

THE NEAR EAST.

i PROBLEM FOR GREECE. 750,000 REFUGEES. [-!• and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, October 10. The Tinies s Rodosto corerspondent says that with the expected evac.u- -| ation of Christ ians from Thrace, Greece i is fart'd with a problem of transplant- ; ing 750,000 people. Already there are 1400,00.0 Smyrna refugees in East Thrace land -Macedonia, while flic East Thracian ( liristians number approximatulv thi' same. The Cireek Government has ; not yet produced a permanent plan, j At present, the only feasible scheme appears to be the development of the I unoccupied land of which there are j considerable areas in M- cedonia. THS NEUTRAL ZONE. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 10. 1 General Harington, presenting the Allied terms to Ismet I’asTfa, pointed i out emphatically how the Turks could realise their national aspirations with-I out recourse to fighting. Ismet made i a conciliatory reply, but. requested time to refer certain points to Angora, particularly regarding the scope of the neutral zone, and the admission of Turks to Thrace under Allied conjtrol. Ismet hopes to give a reply tonight. I GREEKS LEAVE THRACE. ATHENS, October 9. The emigration of the entire Christian population in Eastern Thrace is considered inevitable. Thracian deputies are going to their constituencies to arrange the emigration on the best possible conditions to West Thrace and , other parts of Greece. A JOB AT LAST. V2NIZELOS LANDS ONE. LONDON. October 10. M. Vcnizelos informed Lord Curzon that lie has accepted the Greek Ambassadorship Extraordinary in Europe. Refugees’ Reviver lUpt.

CHURCHILL OPTIMISTIC. LONDON, October 10. The prospect of an early settlement in the Near East is bright, according to the latest news from Constantinople. Air Churchill, in a telegram read to his constituents at Dundee, says: ”1 think wo can get through our troubles in the Near East all right.” WILL TURKS EVACUATE? LONDON, October 10. The immediate question facing the Mudania Conference is the delimitation of the neutral zones. The Allies are agreed that the boundaries shall bo rectified, the British remaining in Chanak, but official circles are disinclined to credit the widely circulated report that the Turks will be permitted to remain at the points whore they are now stationed along the Asiatic shore. The matter is left entire ly to General Harington’s discretion, and it is assumed that he will insist upon a Turkish withdrawal from all commanding positions of strategic importance before the Greek evacuation of Thrace commences. ENVER PASHA. SEVERAL DIFFERENT FATES. DELHI, October 10. There are all sorts of conflicting reports regarding the fate of Enver Pasha. Travellers from Badakshan tell circumstantial stories of the arrival in Khanaba of Enver’s servants bringing his personal effects, including a coat he was wearing when he met his death. The coat is perforated b} a bullet. On the other hand, equal!' credible stories state that the Envoi retreated with the remnants of his de feated forces into the wilds of Ferg hana. A third rumour has it tha peace has boon signed between the in surgents and Bolshevik! and the Enve is once more the ally of Russia. R< ports from Afghanistan state tha everything is peaceful, and great pre gross is being made with the reform 1