NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17973, 28 June 1920, Page 5

NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST

A GREEK SUCCESS.

EIGHT THOUSAND TURKS CAP

TURED,

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON, June 24. The official weekly military review states that the Nationalist forces have reached Lapsaki, on the Dardanelles.

On the Upper Euphrates have withdrawn to Anah, whcih is now the most advanced post. Official advices from Smyrna state that the Greeks surrounded a" Turkish army corps in Philadelphia, capturing 8000, with guns and other booty.—Renter. [Philadelphia is about 25 miles northeast of the northernmost portion of the Dead Sea.]

BRITISH TROOPS SUCCESSFUL.

TURKS REPULSED,

ATHENS, June 26. (Received June 27, at 5.5 p.m.) The British troops- on the Ismid front repulsed violent Turkish attacks eastward of Bagshedjik Geiveh, capturing 600. The fighting continues. The British discovered a plot to attack the British rear, and disarmed all Turks in the neighbourhood of Ismid. The British fleet bombarded the Turkish lines and inflicted severe losses.—A and N.Z. Cable. GREEK CAVALRY TO THE FORE. LONDON, Jjne 26. (Received June 27, at 5.5 p.m.) The Greek Legation learns that the Greek army surrounded and annihilated the Turkish army corps eastward of Smyrna. Eight thousand prisoners, guns, and booty were captured. The Greek cavalry cut off the retreat. GREEKS SUCCESSFUL. LONDON, June 26. (Received June 27, at 11.5 p.m.) A Greek communique states that troops from Smjrna captured Soma. The enemy ? re , I ' e , t i' e , at ;V l ff in disorder. The Greeks had 130 lulled and wounded. 1 GREEKS OCCUPY ALLASHEIR. . LONDON, June 26. (Received June 27, at 11.30 p.m.) A Greek communique reports that the Greeks have occupied Allasheir, annihilating the lurlush Third Corps, 8000 bein<* lolled wounded, or captured, also large quantities of war materials, provisions, and railway stock.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

FRANCE TO STAY IN SYRIA. _ . June 26. (Received June 27, at 11.50 p.m ) . M - Millerand, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, said the present military operations against the Turks were merely a forced a<nswer to attacks made against the Allies. France's participation was on a strictly limited scale. "Our Eastern policy is not one of cannon shots We stay m Syria—(Cheers)—in order to pursue the policy defined by the League of Nations."—A. and N.Z. Cable