BALKANS DISPUTE

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 277, 27 October 1925, Page 7

BALKANS DISPUTE

ACTION OF DICTATOR* 1

IMPRESSION IN LEAGUfS CIRCLES. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.} GENEVA, Oct. 26. Y* Greece’s action has caused a painful impression in League circles, where it is believed the dictator, General 1 angalos. is directly challenging the League because he finds a coup necessary to maintain his prestige, which is threatened owing to dissatisfaction with his regime.—A. and N.Z. cable.. BULGARIAN CITY BOMBED. LONDON, Oct. 25. The if, 0 , continue to hold a long strip of Bulgarian territory of a depth of live miles stretching from Petritch ■:> across the Struma valley, towards Nevrokop. According to .ihe Times’s special correspondent on the spot, shells were still falling in Petritch on Saturday evening. So far the Bulgarians have not resisted the Greeks, but the correspondent points out that at any moment they might begin to do so in spite of orders to the contrary from Sofia.— Times.

DENIAL IN LONDON. WHY COUNTRY WAS ENTERED. - LpNDON, Oct. 25. The Greek Legation denies the Bulgarian statement' that Petritch was bombarded. The Greeks merely entered Bulgaria for the purpose of forcing the retirement ofv, Bulgarians who have not yet evacuated Greece. —A. and N.Z. cable. ' GREEK ADVANCE REPORTED. SOFIA, Oct. 25. It is officially announced that;,.,;; Greek artillery since morning has been bombarding Piperitza and Petrovo, where several were killed and injured. The Greeks are advancing in the direction of Meinik.—A. and N.Z. cable. GREEK ELECTIONS. COUNTRY’S FINANCIAL POSI TION. / LONDON, Oct. 26. The Daily Mail points out that, if the Royalists are successful at the municipal elections 'at Athens, which are now proceeding, the abolition of the republic and the restoration of the monarchy will bo possible. It asks: “Where is General Pangalos finding the money for war? Greece is already in a precarious financial position, and / is only enabled to carry on by the-’ League of Nations sponsoring the 1924 loan amounting to £12,000,000, of which Britain contributed £7,500,000.” —A. and N.Z. cable.