OVERNIGHT NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 12 February 1916, Page 5

OVERNIGHT NEWS.

THE BALKANS. POLICY OF CREECE. DETERM r.V ED -\ EUTRA LITY. ATHENS, Feb. 10. .Mr Martin Donohoe (correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle') reports M. Skouloudis' (Premier) statement i<> Parliament regarding the policy o! (he Government, which hi- said was endorsed by the Chamber of Deputies. The keynote of the statement i» neutrality. This policy, as the evolution of events had shown, \v:i- the liest safeguard to kee[) tlie country from disaster. M. Skoulotidis hoped he would he ahle to save (Greece from the tl:i 11-E«'-rs menacing her owing to the colossal international ,-truggle. Pressure Lad been brought to hear to induce her to depart from neutrality. Such pressure might increase, hut whatever the influence and whatever the coercion, it. was i lie intention of Greece, and it was }ier indisputable right, to remain 0111Vode the strugtcle which was foreign to le-v national interest,-. Ife protested neaitist tin- violation of GrecceV sovereign rights involved in the occupation of Kara-humii an;! Corfu.

SAVINC THE SERBIAN ARMY. THANKS TO THE ALLIES. PARIS, Feb. in. M. Yesuitcli i'a Serbian .Minister) in an interview, thanked Franci' and the Allies for -aving l r )o,<)Of> of ! he 'Serbia n Army. Tin* activity of M. Rriand and General .JoflYo had s'ecurod for France the devotion of tlic Slavs. Britain anil Jtalyhad pari icipaied in the marvellous operation of rescuing ihe Serbian Army, to which had been brought activity and devotion above all firsii<«>. "Everything had been achieved without a hit<'h and in complete silence. ARRESTED CONSULS RELEASED. ATHENS, Feb. 10. The Austro-CeiMian Consuls who wpi:c arretted at Mitylene have been rolsnsed at Toulon.