THE HOUR HAS COME.

Otago Witness, Issue 3215, 27 October 1915, Page 24

THE HOUR HAS COME.

LONDON, October 21.

Athens newspapers, commenting upon the offer, are unanimously of opinion that the hour has come for Greece to make a decision. Telegrams from Athens show that the feeling throughout Greece is undergoing a rapid change, and sensational developments may happen at any moment. The Government is beginning to perceive that an international atmosphere is forming which is fast becoming insupportable. The restlessness of the Venizelists, and the army’s hatred of Bulgaria due to Bulgarian atrocities, are increasing the tension. There is feverish activity at the Ministry of War, and the army is insisting that the contract with Serbia must be maintained at all costs. The arrival of the first French and British wounded men at Salonika is causing a deep impression among the excitable Greeks. In addition to the cession of Cyprus the Allies have offered Greece an extension of territory on the /Egean coast and Greek colonies in Asia Minor. These represent the Entente’s latest word. The Greek Government has also been assured of military and adequate financial support. ATHENS, October 22, The Entente Ministers have had frequent interviews with M. Zaimis, in a final effort to convince Greece of the necessity for assisting Serbia in return for Bulgaria’s exclusion from the /Egean shore.