NEAR EAST ARMISTICE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16694, 28 March 1922, Page 8

NEAR EAST ARMISTICE.

TURKEY'S ACCEPTANCE DOUBTFUL. NATIONALIST CONDITIONS. By Telegraph—Pre*s Association—Copyright United Servioe. (Received Alarch 28. 11.10 a.in.) LONDON, Alarch 26. A Constantinople correspondent states that he is dubious regarding Turkish acceptance of the armistice proposals. The Nationalists insist that it is only acceptable il Thrace is included with the Allied guarantees for evacuation by Greece of Anatolia.

CARPETED JOURNALISTS

8y Telegraph—Prosfc A raooiation—' Copyright “ The Times ” Service (.Received Alarch 28, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, Alarch 27. The French Press gives prominence to the carpeted journalists incident. According to the Paris correspondent of “ The Times,” M. Poincairo formally interrogated Bassis. the Havas correspondent, but his action generally is attributed to Lord Curzon, who was present at the interview. Parisian newspapers are surprised and irritated at Lord Curzon s action. The other correspondent, “ Pertinax,” was privately questioned. (A previous message stated :—The Near East Conference is resenting the intimate accounts of the proceedings published in the Paris newspapers, which surpass the official communiques. The Conference took the unprecedented step of summoning one correspondent and questioning another privately regarding the sources from which he had obtained information.)

PLEA FOR PUBLICITY.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrifirh*. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Alarch 28, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, Alarch 27. The “ Daily Mail ” urges the Allied Governments to state the Conference proposals and the ultimate Turkish policy immediately, with the utmost publicity throughout the East, particularly from the British standpoint, for the purpose of convincing the Aioslems of our intention to safeguard the Aloha mmedan claims.” TURKEY'S REPLY. ANGORA TO BE CONSULTED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Alarch 28,-1.50 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Alarch 28. Jhe Porte, replying to the armistice roposals, said that it was necessary to consult the Angora Government, and ..ointecl out that the Allies do not mention the evacuation of Thrace and Adrio nopie. which is essential to safeguard Constantinople.