THE EASTERN CRISIS.
FIGHTING ON THE FRONTIER. GREEKS DRIVEN BACK WITH HEAVY LOSS. Preis Allocution. —BlKMoTelegraph.-Oopyrlgbl. London, April 14. The Times' correspondent at Glassona states that the Turks drove the Grecian irregulars who raided Turkish territory at Kraina back across the frontier, killin fifty of their number. Athens, April 14. Forty Turks were killed in the fight at Baltino. Constantinople, April 14. The Porte insists that Greek regular troops were concerned in the attack at Metsova, on the Turkish frontier, but the assertion is denied by Greece. THE SITUATION IN CRETE. AMERICA AND THE BLOCKADE. Athens, April 14. The Turks have reinforced Kissamos in Crete. The Austrian warships are preventing the insurgents making further attacks. Washington, April 14, The United States Government decline to recognise the blockade of Crete. _ BRITAIN'S POLICY. SPEECH BY SIR W. HARCOURT. London, April 14. Speaking at the Eighty Club, Sir W. Harcourt said the Powers were dictating the policy adopted by Britain.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10418, 16 April 1897, Page 5
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