GREECE.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1916, Page 5

GREECE.

GREEKS STRAIGHTENED OUT. ALLIES PRESENT ULTIMATUM. NAVY, ARSENALS AND RAILWAYS JIVEN UP. Received Oct. 12, 11.30 p.m. ' London, Oct. 12. The Daily Chronicle's Athens correspondent says 'that Cabinet received Admiral Dufcurnet's ultimatum at midnignt, demanding the handing over of the fleet, the arsenal in Keratsini Gulf, and the northern railway, also the control of the Piraeus and the disarmament of three forts. The Government, under protest, acceded to the ultimatum before its expiry at noon. The smaller vessels will be handed over to the Provisional Government at Salonika and the larger will be disarmed. Admiral Dufcurnet's note was received directly after the Lambros Cabinet had been sworn in. After the Cabinet meeting King Constantine motored hastily from Tatci and called upon the principal Ministers. Negotiations were continued until three in the morning, when the decision to surrender the fleet was reached. The Allies were formally notified of the decision before 12 o'clock. During the afternoon the Greek crews Jot the warships disembarked and the breeches of the guns were removed. French crews were placed on the smaller ships and French guards placed on the bigger ships, the Kilkis, Lemnos, and Averoff, which left Keratsini Gulf with skeleton crews. The Greek naval men submitted without incident. The railway was still unoccupied late in the afternoon. Received Oct. 12, S p.m. London, Oct. 12. The Telegraph's Athens correspondent states that, following the result of the Allies' ultimatuai, the Greek fleet surrendered to the Allies. CAUSE OF ALLIES' DEMANDS MENACE OF GREEK NAVY AND ARMY. PROFOUND SENSATION CAUSED. BUT NO TROUBLE. Jteceivcd Oct. 13. 12.60 a.m Athens, Oct. 12. The Allied demands were dictated by the disposition of the Fleet, which menaced the Allied squadron, and by the concentration of troops in the interior, which constituted a danger to the Allied army. It was reported in London yesterday that trenches were being dug along the Piraeus-Larissa railway; that the King'PaUce at Larissa was being prepared; and that fifty thousand Greek troops were concentrated there. The Allies demands followed hot upon these rumours and aroused a profound sensation throughout Greece, but the whole were carried out without excitement « * THE GREEK FLEET ] Received Oct. 13, 1.30 a.m. Athens, Oct. 12, At the Piraeus. Greece nad 33 shios, excluding 14 destroyers, six modern torpedoers, four gunboats, and two sub. marines. Paris, Oct. 11. French newspapers hint that the Allies are taking a strong line with Greece at Athens. The Premier admits that the situation is serious and has declared that no decision has been reached. The Cabinet sat all night after a lengthy conference between King Constantine, M. Laniroß, and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Marine. It was. noteworthy that the Acting-Chief of the General Stall' was present at the Cabinet meeting.