THE BALKAN WAR.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7329, 3 June 1913, Page 3

THE BALKAN WAR.

- j 1 1 ...... STA RT Kit AND RFFUCIFF.S.

CIRFFK NATIONAL SOCIETY'S , API’KAL.

■ Yesterday, I lien! called in at/ our office one, 31 r John Zavitchancs, repreumtalive of (lie National Grecki' Society “Helleniinoii” which seeks to help ■he .Christians in (he Balkans; l ■ Mr Zavitchancs lefl on his world-wide 'mission before (he war broke out 1 , and .he horrors of the war have made us .. mission doubly urgent . He pro-, 'lueed his credentials, which arc ' beyond doubt in our eyes and we leave aim to itbir Ill's-'ini,ssion. in his own’ way, ns. under. Ho’ is making a,tour .if the district for sjuliscrijitions “The ‘Unexpected ’outbreak; of'.' ili-r ruinous' and disastrous 'Balkan' War,” said Mr■'Zavitchancs, “hns : . placed a rreat deal '.more responsibility ' upbh vim .'than, ;when he left South Africa ; vs ,'thvn: -i'l was hoped that through ,-he Society’s endeavours, and fricnclld' ■ idvicos. Turkey wjudd see her '-way nit -of a great difficulty. But unfortunately Turks arc always not kingout,. I lirks-rit bloodthirsty rac:>, whisht intlor-- their religious fanatical Jim-.. nibses, are bccoimivg' -drunk with, rdood, either on their- advance or .heir retreat., or ns ainy independbnh ivny t tormspom%t ' (othe...Kuropeau, Ptysk’- Sports* “Tiie Tanks in their ad.-, ranee and retreat put to .death ' by; martyrdom every ■■hiunan ; .Christian ilieing, without consideration, of-sox, /ago,; or usefulness.’’ Ijj tluf plains'Valleys and mountains whore (ire and iron ,«Tayefl'a it will lake years fui; ■ho grass to grow again.,: Those, dhjr trjcts beeume a pile of smoking ruiuft;. Ukl the previously • .peaceful populalibn 'living (hei'cin, avoiding .the, nvur.lerous knife and villian’s vice, sought. : Ire Iter in-f.VecCo ; buCowing- do • • IhC rreat numbor of demands, the chari- : able organisations.; headed by my Society, • found fit impossible to .cope •viih the, demands. For that rteoii, in. the name, of,.humanity and philauthrophy,,,l am .-appealing ■to the 1 pub-. lie of this district, for any, possible ss’atance and help, and those', who 'an contribute . something . (notwith-■ standing how little) -can-be fissured;, hat. by so doing they.,are -dressim. the-wounds of. the maimed, ilrviiVg rjln;ycs of'the orphans, consoling the a idow, feeding the starving, and sheltering 'the homeless-(Sgd)" John V avitelta ucs,- .representing- the- National Creek .Society "HeJicnimos.’ ”,