THE ATHENS AFFRAY.
IRREGULAR TROOPS DISMISSED.
(Australian and N.Z. etc and Reuter.) ('Press Assn. —Reed. 7.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 7. Lord Crewe announced in the House of Lords that since Lord Cecil's statement a telegram had been received from the Athens' Minister who reported that a certain degree of order had been re-established. It had ascertained that irregular armed bands attacked the Entente troops and Venizelists. These bands, including the officers, had been dismissed. Greek regulars were now guarding Athens. The British Minister had advised Britishers to go to Piraeus for greater safety. Though he did not fear immediate danger to .British life and property, the Government did not regard the situation with less gravity, but was unshaken in its determination to fix the responsibility for Friday's events and to secure their nou-recur-rence. The whole question involved military and naval considerations.
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Northern Advocate, 7 December 1916, Page 3
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