GREECE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CV, Issue 16081, 30 September 1916, Page 10

GREECE.

KING AND GENERALS. REPORTED PLAN FOR INTERVENTION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) NEW YORK, Sept. 28Generals Colloris, Gennadi's, Mosch'opoulos, Yamiakithas and Popoulas wore received in audience by King Constantiue and advised him to abandon neutrality in order to avoid a catastrophe . It i. : .' reported that the King is signing a general mobilisation order and favours joining the Entente.

' , OTlltfll REPORTS. SITUATION ST I Llj UNCERTAIN. MILITARY AND NAVAL PRESSURE. LONDON, Sept. 28. ' Greece's decision is hourly, .awaited. Tho latest message describes tlio situation nS'intricate and confused, and adds' that it is rumoured in Athens that King Constantino has departed. Thcro is no confirmation of this. Another despatch quotes the "Ncne -Freio.rresse," of Vienna, as declaring that King Constantino :is going to Constantinople forthwith. It says ho willnot ■ relinquish the throne, but is choosing banishment rather than break his promise to the Kaiser not to allow Greece to make war against Austria l and Germany.

The majority of tho messages, however, suggest that King. Constantino will'remain and approve of joining tho Entente. < Pressure in that direction is increasing daily. ' General Moschopoutos, acoompaniod by Generals Colloris and Genriadis, ■ on Saturday submitted a memorandum to King- 'Constantino..<• General "Moschopoulos, not receiving a reply, resigned. King Constantino immediately summoned him' and he again placed iiis views before the King, who .announced, then that,'he was considering, a change of policy.- ■ General Moschopoulos informed -tho Premier that lie would not insist on his resignation, but preferred to await the realisation of v the King"s assurance.' No further: developments occurred until Tuesday. when General Moschopoulos andfcfour other Generals again uiged on King Constantino the necessity for the immediate abandonment of neutrality. General Moscliopoulos; onbehalf of the Third Army Corps, sent a message to the King, .expressing the opinion that intervention alone would save Greece. ••

•Many officers continue to leave for Salonika, where the Committee of National Defence meets under Admiral Gondouriotis. '

Many recruits joined. the National Army fit Salonika 011 • Wednesday,- and • 146 Greek officers signed & proclamation, -which was distributed on Wednesday, calling on the armyto ; save Greece's honour. . "Range yourselves under the standards oI the Army of Nat Defence," it runs. "Swear vengeance for .the in-' "Vasion of Macedonia. Never be described as tiaitors. Greece will be grateful."

THE RISING IN CRETE. ' VENIZELOS : TO FORM GOVERNMENT. A .message, from Oanea (Crete) states that..the filly resistance', to' the revolu-t.-,on has been shown, hv some antiV'cnizolist citizens at Herachon. A tew wore killed and wounded in two days' fightincr.. ,- .... < ...... .Half .the--officers and "almost the* whole of the Fourteenth Infantiy-/ " 'at Canea joined the revolution. Twentytwo Loyalist officers and nineteen men who took remge in the officers' quarters were secured- by.the protection of the. British and French Consuls from the revolutionaries. . A great meeting requested M. Venizelos and Admira.l, Condouriotis to form a provisional Government.

M. Venizo os accepted' the proposal