THE TURKS ALMOST MASTERS OF THESSALY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2252, 29 April 1897, Page 15

THE TURKS ALMOST MASTERS OF THESSALY.

April 25. Ranewtri fighting of a severe character has taken pl.?e<2 At. Mati, on tha Thessa'y side of WaJutia Pas\ It listed aix bourn. Tne Turks were snrongly reinforced, and compelled iA\ * Greaks to retire. Tho Dnko of Sparta, together with the members oi his slaff, has left Larissa for Phersalp, t&e spcoiid Vine of defence. A. seini-t'fficiai newspaper afc Athens states that the wroops vrlll concentrate at Pheraala. It was found impossibla to avoid thaevacuciioo of Laribsr.. Litev advices state Larissa has been completely svacuatod, tha gnus being spiked. A Greek squadron bombarded Santa Quaranta, the Town being burned and a quantity oi war material and n larga quan- ! <ity of stores and provision also bsiug destroyd. Tlaa Turkn have occupied Tirnovas, and J I'na G.cek garri«on are retiring towards j L'misa in iyood order, taking their field. irKHery 3'<icJ Tbr-2,1! Greek brigades have assembled at | A force of 1000 Greeks fonghl a superior ' force of Tntk3 fox 1 oiany hours near Pentowisaclia, and lost } 50 man. Four battalions of Albanian troops cmUnied at Janina. The Moslems have left the town. The position of the consuls and Christiana is considered critical, The capture of Ness\ros and the evacuation j of Tirnovas and Laris«a leaves the Turks masters practically of th-a whole of the j Greek territory north of the On hays mountains, including wide stretches of rich i The36aiia.n plains. From Liriasa a railway ' runs to Volo at the head of the Gulf of ! Volo, j Gruz'. Osman has reached Salonica and has j left for iho front. Ib is repo^fld that, Izzat "Bey hi-.s beau resl,ored to th*i Sultan's farour. Thf coramaoder of the European troops at Heraklicn, in Crete, has asked for reinforce- j inertia. The Cretan icsurgentf, assisted bj Greek soldiers, ore blockading the town. Great incitement prevails arnongsfc the 'Moslem risidsnts.