THE GREEK UPHEAVAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 880, 5 December 1916, Page 8

THE GREEK UPHEAVAL.

FIGHT AT ATHENS. TREACHEROUS ATTACKS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 4. Details of Friday's events at Athens are not yet known in London and Paris. It is understood that King Constantino assured the Allied Ministers that no disturbances need be feared, and the contingent of sailors and marines that landed were therefore small. When the British proceeded to take up the position assigned to them they found a strong Greek force in possession. While the British were retiring, the Greeks treacherously fired, and the British suffered considerable casualties. The Greeks also fired a machinegun on the French contingent, whereupon the Allied warships opened fire. King Constantino then proposed an armistice, with the conditions that the warships ceased fire and the Allied contingents were withdrawn, the Greeks to hand over six batteries instead of the 10 asked for. REPARATION DEMANDED. ALLIES' FIRM STAND, Itculer's Telegrams. PARIS, December 4. The Allied Governments are concerting measures to obtain reparation for the Greek allack. The Allied Ministers, acting upon instructions, replied to the Greek Government's offer to hand over six batteries that the matter was now too serious, and that the Greek Government must make amends corresponding to the gravity of the outrage. GREECE BLOCKADED. SHIPPING HELD UP. Renter's TcUarams. PARIS, December 3, The Allies have placed an embargo upon all Greek ships lying in Allied ports. Greece is therefore in a stale of blockade. THE CASUALTIES. FRENCH LOSE HEAVILY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ATHENS, December 4. The commander of the First Greek Army Corps announces that the casualties in the disturbances were:— Greeks 29 killed and 54 wounded; French marines, 4!) killed and 07 wounded.