Cretan Trouble.
London, March 20. Sir W. V. Harcourt, in a speech at Norwich, referring to the action of the Powers towards Greece, said that the Powers had might, but Greece right. Lord Salisbury was covering Great Britain with shame. Athens, March 20. Vassos has been ordered to entrench Sphakia, small island on the South coast of Greece. Sydney, March 19. A number of Greek residents of the city offered the Consul to pay their own passages to Greece in order to fight for her effort to deliver Crete from the Turks. Athens, March 20. The Admirals of the foreign fleets have appealed to all in Crete to submit and co-operate in bringing about a new era in the island. The Powers they say guarantee liberty and security, free from the internal control of Turkey. Serious fighting has taken place between Moslems and Cretan insurgents at Retimo and Heraklion. The British and French warships fired on Cretans to prevent attack on Sito. London, March 20. The Government is irritated at the heckling by Messrs Harcourt and Morley over the question of the coercion of Greece. Mr Balfour challenged the Opposition to bring forward a motion of censure against the Government. Mr Morley said the Opposition was awaiting the developement of the policy of the Government.
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Opunake Times, Volume VI, Issue 265, 23 March 1897, Page 2
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