SMYRNA FALLS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 230, 11 September 1922, Page 5

SMYRNA FALLS

GREEKS LEAVE CITY CONSULS TAKE CONTROL TURKS TO ENTER PEACEFULLY. KEAJLALISTS’ ARROGANT TONE. ißy Cable.—Press Assoeiation,—Copyrignt.j Paris, September 9. Ahmed Ferid Bey, representing the Keniaiist Government in Paris, states that the Turks will clear the Dardanelles, no matter what troops are occupying it. Turkey will insist upon having possession of Constantinople, Adrianople, and Thrace. The Greek administration in Smyrna departed on Friday after handing over the city to* the Allied Consuls, who wirelessed to Kemal Pasha asking him to arrange for the passage of the Allied officers through the Turkish lines to enable them to discuss with him the peaceful occupation of the city. The Greeks are making strenuous efforts to evacuate troops from Smyrna and other ports before the Turks arrive. There is much excitement in the city, where there are over 200,000 refugees. Many are short of food and some are starving, British and American warships have landed patrols to maintain order.—(A. and N.Z.) SURRENDER ANNOUNCED. Constantinople, September 9. A wireless message from the front reports the surrender of Smyrna.—(A. and N.Z.) HOPELESS GREEK CHAOS. ARMY CORPS ANNIHILATED. * Paris, September 9. Three army corps belonging to the Greek northern army were annihilated. The commanding officer was wounded and taken prisoner. , Five hundred officers surrendered with General Tricoupis. Owing to the disorganisation of the Greek forces and the absence of news from Athens concerning the movements of ' the armies, General Tricoupis was taken prisoner when the Greek Cabinet had only just appointed him Commander-in-Chief. He learned of the appointment from, the Turks.—(A. and N.Z.) GREECE’S RULERS. CONSTANTINE MAY ABDICATE. RETURN OF VENIZELOS. London, September 10. The newspaper “Observer” states that Greek circles regard Constantine’s selection of M. Calogeroupoles as Premier as the first step towards bringing back Al. Venizelos. It is suggested that '.Constantine, iin the interests of Greece, may abdicate in favour of the Crown Prince, with whom Al, Venizelos is willing to cooperate if recalled to Athens, but ho will not co-operate with Constantine. ; lt is considered probable that the Allies are exerting pressure to bring about the recall of M. Venizelos to deal with the crisis.—(A. and N.Z.)

CALOGEROPOULOS FAILS. (Received 11, 10.20 a.m ) Athens, Sept. 10. Al. Calogeropoulos failed to a Cabinet.—(A. and N.Z.) NEW MENACE TO PEACE. EMBOLDENED TURKISH DREAMS THE ANGLO-FRENCH ANTAGONISM. (Received 11, 9.50 a.m.) London, September 10. The “Sunday Times” says: We crave Greece our blessing and encouragement. while the* French gave the Turks guns and tanks. The result is a broken Greece, a triumphant Turkey, a jubilant France, and Britain is sore dissatisfied. What will very quickly be upon is is the old Turkish question in a new guise. The Turks, resounding with success in Anatolia, will become emboldened in their dream of preparing for the recapture of Turkey in Europe; it would condemn all South-eastern Europe to perpetuity of war if the Turks, through discord among the Allies, were allowed to slip back to their old position.—(A. and N.Z.) FRENCH DESPATCH WARSHIPS. ATMOSPHERE OF DISTRUST. HINTS OF ANGLO-TURKISH WAR. Paris, Sept. 10. The warships Metz and Strasbourg have been ordered to the Levant. The “Petit Parisien” asserts that the French contingents, which disembarked at Smyrna, will n°w rejoin their respective vessels. Other newspapers allude to the report that, as the Greeks are withdrawing their force from Bigha, on the Asiatic side of the Marmora Sea, there is a likelihood of their being replaced by British contingents. The “Petit Parisian” says If this is true it will lead to France sending contingents to the same locality. “V oeuvre” hints at the GraecoTurkish conflict developing into an Anglo-Turkish war.—(A. and N.Z )