THE WAR IN THE EAST.
gBEECe" tidmiisetir' UNPREPARED. PfiOPOSEfi stmofSAS CONFERENCE. THE ENGAGEMENT" AT VALESTIM attitude OP THE CRETANS. • ftess A«6ttatloii.-Et«ttic LtttrtWNj May 3; It is stated that Greece is • hopelessly unprepared to conduct a ■ campaign. She has not reserves of dannon, rifles, (iaftfidp, dl übifdtM M. de Blowitz, the Paris oonlespondent of the Times, Says the* pj;op"o§al Of Lord Saiisbufy'si that a Oonferefloe of the Powers should be held ill Paris for the purpose of discussing the present state of affairs ill South-Eastern Europe is not; regarded as feasible. "the Athens correspondent ot the Tittles cohßrnis the hews of the i ictoijr achieved by the Greeks under Colonel SmolentZj at Valestino, over the Turks. Ah impartial Witness Of the eßgagement says that the Turks nmnhm& 2000 ihe'fteftd tWd s(Jiiadtttn§ of cavalry. They lost thirty men.
Athens, May 9.
The Greek foMes at Phersala atid Doruokos, about ten miles to the south, are drawn Up iii battle order. The residents of Pliersala have fled from the town.
The Admirals of the combined fleets oflered to allow the Cretan' Assemblj to meet and ratify the appointment of the Governor, but the insurgent's Sent a reply that they would have nothing but annexation to Greece or deftth.
LATEST NEWS.
A GREEK J6Atf Of AM LORD SALISBtM fMOSAi* EEJEUTED BY THE POWERS, Athrns, May 3, Seventeen hundred troops' of smart soldierly bearing will reinforce the troops in Epirtls. . ' These troops are under the leadership of a beautiful girl who acts as standard beafer.
London, May %, Lord Salisbury's proposal to hold a conference Of the Powers to discuss the Eastern situation has been rejected.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10434, 5 May 1897, Page 5
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