TURKEY AND GREECE.
(Per Press Association.—Copyrit/ht. ) Athens, December 24. A body of Moslems at Heraklion, Crete, massacred 15 Christians belonging to a coast caravan. December 26. It is reported that the battery at Provisa, a seaport of Albania, was fired on by the gunboat Actium. The Greek Ambassador at Constantinople has demanded an explanation from the Porte. The Cretan Assembly has published a protest against the injustice of the tribute they have been called upon to pay Turkey. (Received Dec. 28, 9.48 a.m.) Constantinople, Dec. 27. The Foreign Ambassadors have virtually agreed to a new scheme of autonomy for Crete, involving the withdrawal of the Turkish troops from the Island.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 511, 28 December 1897, Page 3
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