ULTIMATUM TO REBELS
“Surrender Within 24 Hours or be Crushed” WAR MINISTER DROPS NOTE AERIAL BOMBARDMENT (United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph Copyright.) Received 2.30 p.m. to-day. ATHENS, March 5.
“Surrender within 24 hours or my troops will crush you,” was M. Condyliss’ ultimatum dropped from aeroplanes to the Macedonian rebels., Upon the expiry of the ultimatum, 21 aeroplanes left Seres aerodrome, and bombed the rebel forces, whose numbers do not exceed 3000 and who are already hemmed in by Government troops. Bombardment with heavy aN tillery will launch the second stage of tho Government’s offensive. The rebels are believed to have only a few mountain guns. The rebel commander wirlesscd the Aver off to despatch a cruiser to rescue him, but meanwhile his forces retreated over the Strymon River. The Government anticipates their decisive defeat to-morrow.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 6 March 1935, Page 8
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136ULTIMATUM TO REBELS Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 6 March 1935, Page 8
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