“HELLENIC STATE"

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11783, 20 March 1924, Page 8

“HELLENIC STATE"

. ft NAME OF GREECE CHANGED CREATION OE REPUBLIC NOW ALMOST CERTAIN. MONARCHISTS AGREE. By Telesrranh. —Press Assn.—Copyright. Published in “The Times." LONDON, March. 17. The Athens correspondent of “The Times’ ’ says that there is at last a movement afoot to end the political strife in Greece. The originators are moderate Monarchists, who realise that even should! a plebiscite result in favour of the maintenance of the monarchy, the ing’s Exposition, if he returned, would not he pleasant, owing to the hostility of an important section of his subjects. The Monarchists therefore seem inclined to compromise on the Republicans’ basis. They will recognise the Republic provided there are free elections afterwards. Meanwhile the Government has altered the country’s official title from the Kingdom of Greece to the Hellenic State from to-day. The customary prayers offered in the churches for their Majesties_ now cease, and all pictures of their Majestic* are to he removed from thOfpublio offices.

KING REJECTS OFFER FOR VOLUNTARY ABDICATION. RETENTION- OF INCOME. (Sydney “Sun” Cable.) (Received March 18, 7.45 p.m.) BUCHAREST, March 17. The King of Greece rejected the Republican Government’s offer to acoept his voluntary abdication, he retaining his Royal title and receiving four-fifths of his present financial allowances.