HOW THEY GOVERN GREECE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144856, 7 December 1915, Page 7

HOW THEY GOVERN GREECE.

THE SALONIKA AGREEMENT. "Tohnnga” contributes an article on “How they Govern Greece" to the Now Zealand Herald. In the courso of it ho discusses the permission given by King Constantino and Jt. Vonezelos to the Allies to land troops at Salonika. Tho King, “Tohunga" suggests, visited M. Vcnczolos, who- persuaded nun against ids will to sign tho document giving tho desired permission. Ho proceeds:— Thou Constantino wont homo to Ins Gorman wife, tho Kaiser’s shrewish sister, who was there in Athens to watch tho interests of Berlin and to ses that, “kultur” came to no harm. Sho must have known ho was going to see the crafty Vo.nozoios, the Ulysses of Crete, tho contriver of plans which three years heforo had almost brought to nought nli the intrigues of tho’great Central Powers. Sho watches from the window and. moots him at tho door, suspiciously, of course, for when did shrew ever think her husband anythiug hut a fool, vet not suspecting the daring check-mate of Yenezelos, of that bo “Constantinel” sho commands. "Toll me. at onco, quickly, if not sooner, before, what you have been silly enough to say I” . "I say nodiugs, racinself, queen much cracious." replies poor Constantino in the indifferent Gorman of timidity, for the king had been repenting his signature on tho way back to his queen. “Sav nothing, hopelessly foolish! Then I know you do something more foolish still. Ach, mein Kaiser, what I suffer for you! Are you speechless with shame? Toll me what you do!" “I do nodings, most Gracious and gontlfa lady. Truly, Ido nodings but put my signature to ono lectio scrap of paper.” "Scrap of paper? You insult mo, low-boru one! Yon insult my august brother and my great country and my vast superiority. Ach, tho Day comes when for such words nil such rnisernblo kings ns you die, bleed, perish, only then you will not dare,. A scrap of paper, you dare to say 1 A scrap “I means nodings, revered and exalted lady. Nodings at all. Nodings. It vas in my mind!” "In your mind. Ach, mem Kaiser, that is a more deadly insult still, only you havo no mind to my shaino sorrow. So of my unapproachable majesty I overlook and forbear to say what I think. Como now, niddoring, what was this scrap of paper that you sign?” "Exalted majesty, this scrap of paper was ” . “Again this insult, thou mlest! Yon daro. most insolent, when even your stupidity knows those words prohibited in all tho Germanies everywhere, nowhere not. To think them is treason to mein Kaiser!” Ami so on for five minutes. Then, calmer: “But what did you sign?” “Nodings much, majesty, only a loetlo invitation to the British and French to send a contemptible little army to Salonika.” Words failed the Raiser's sister and must fail here. When she recovered enough to net a pale-faced aide-de-camp sped like a jockey in a six-furlong flat, to cancel tho signature. Too late! Twenty minutes had boon spent and tho invitation had started on its way while Constantine was being bowed to tho ministerial door. Venezelos knew both his King and tho Kaiser’s sister. Tho lady had him out of office in a \week, but tho Allins came to Salonika. And that’s how they govern Greece.

As advertised, tho Technical College Sports will be hold in the park next Thuradpy. With lino weather a most •enjoyable afternoon’s sport should result. Tho pupils of the college will -welcome all who car© to come along. There will be another working bee next Thursday afternoon at Pantutu. On tho last occasion tho work done consisted in cutting a track from tho ..pines through tho lupins to the top of a. cliff above tho railway, beyond the mfxing-houE© where the concrete blocks are made. A pathway about 4ft. wide was cut in the face of tho cliff on an easy grade to the rails. This is to bo continued along tho bank on tho other side as far as tho beach, bo as to give access to a clear spring of fresh water for tho nso of picnic parties. Brillyte—the gaslight paper for weak negatives—at the Davies Pharmacy.