THE RISING IN CRETE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10731, 20 February 1897, Page 4

THE RISING IN CRETE.

PREPARATIONS IN TURKEY.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Constantinople. February 18. Turkey is equipping 10 ironclads and 20 torpedo boats. One-half of this force will sail for Crete in five days. Fifty thousand men of the Turkish naval reserves have been summoned for service. Hassan Pasha, Minister for Marine, haa asked for a credit vote for half a million sterling.

Reports from Berlin state that three Russian warships have arrived at Kila a seaport of Roumania, situated at one of the mouths o£ the Danube.

Athens, February 18. Admiral Canevaro, senior, admiral in the Italian Navy, has been appointed commander of the combined squadron at Crete. The Admiral bas urged tha Greeks and Trfrks to remain quiescent pending a settle-, ment of the difficulty being arrived at by the Great Powers.

The Great Powers have occupied tha towns of Candia, Ratimo, and Sitia, on the northern coast of Crete.

A thousand Cretan rebels who have joined Colonel Vassos are occupying the interior of the country.

The Greek Consul at Canea rehoisted the Greek flag, bnt was directed by the Great Powers to lower it. /

Later. Said Edin, who was recently sent to Creta as a special envoy by the Sultan and subseqnentiy recalled at the request of the Powers, has again sailed for Crete with three battalions of Turkish trooDß. '

Colonel Vassos, on hearing this, moved his headquarters to Gonia.

The Greek Consnl, in obedience to th( demand of the Powers, removed the Greel flag and lowered the flagstaff. The King of Greece commands the northern army of Greece.

The Turks have occupied a fortified position at Canea.

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