TURKISH AFFAIRS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18757, 10 January 1923, Page 5

TURKISH AFFAIRS

LAUSANNE DISCUSSIONS. PREPARING A FINAL OFFER CONSTANTINOPLE FORCE STRENGTHENED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 8. There is a feeling of pessimism akin to apprehension in diplomatic quarters regarding the fate of the Lausanne Conference, owing to the stiffening attitude cf the Turks since the collapse of the Paris Conference, notwithstanding the Allied solidarity. Lausanne was in no wise affected hy the Paris failure. It is expected that the Allies will concentrate on drafting a treaty embodying the extreme limits of the concessions which thev are prepared to grant to meet the Turkish claims, and that the treaty will be presented for definite acceptance or rejection. The result should be defimte’y known about January 20. Meantime precautionary military movements are proceeding at Malta. The battleship Emperor of India is duo on Tuesday, and is expected to join Admiral Brock's fleet at Constantinople replacing the King George V; but it is not likely that the latter will leave vet. It is officially denied from Lausanne that the British troops are preparing to leave Constantinople.—Reuter. A DISQUIETING MESSAGE. LONDON, January 9. (Received January 9, at 9.5 p.m.) The Daily Express's Lausanne correspondent continues to stress the seriousness of the conference position. The Turks, he says, intend to mass 40.000 armed men in a month in Eastern Thrace. Many Turks declare that, thev do not want peace, hut prefer that the conference should end inconclusively.—-A. and N.Z. Cable. NEW FRENCH INSTRUCTIONS. PARIS, January 8. M. Barrere has returned from Lausanne for private reasons. He will go back to the conference with new instructions from M. Poincare.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE MOSUL DISPUTE. CONSTANTINOPLE, January 8. The newspapers assert that Rcchid Pasha, formerly Ambassador at London, will bo entrusted with the task of negotiating the Mosul question directly with Mr Bonar Law.—A. and N.Z. Cable. GREEK PREPARATIONS. NO ATTACK INTENDED. AT&ENS, January 8. It is semi-officially announced that the Greek Government has assured the French, British, and Italian Ministers that the reorganisation of the forces in Western Thrace is only being carried out as a measure of security A. and N.Z. Cable. A WISE PRECAUTION. LONDON. January 8. Authoritative circles in London consider the Greek concentration in Western Thrace a wise precaution,.,because fears arc entertained that the Turks may make an effort to win Western Thrace by force of arms if they cannot get their way at Lausanne.—A. and N.Z. Cable. TURKS CONCENTRATING. 20,000 TROOPS IN EAST THRACE. LAUSANNE, January 9. (Received January 9. at 10.30 p.m.) It is stated that 20,000 Turkish troops are now in Eastern Thrace, instead of the 8.000 gendarmes allowed by the Armistice terms. The rest have been recruited in Thrace by Rufet Bey.—A. and N.Z. Cable. HEDJAZ RAILWAY. TURKS CLAIM JURISDICTION. LAUSANNE, January 8. Owing to claims by Turkey that the Hedjaz Railway, being on religious fonnddations. should be under the supervision of the Caliph, Dr Naii (the King of Hedjaz’s special envoy at Lausanne) sent Lord Curzon a Note claiming, on behalf of the Hediaz Government, the re-establishment of the Arab administration of the railway. Dr Naji, interviewed, declared that the Turks’ claim was as baseless as Rauf Bey's statement the Yemen was part of Turkey. He declared that Yemen was never muter the Turks, and when the King of Hedjaz joined the Allies Yemen was the first to sunport him in defence of Arab freedom. —Reuter. 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