THE NEAR EAST.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16904, 1 December 1922, Page 5

THE NEAR EAST.

— * - - TURKS FORCING POSITION. I-V Telegraph -Pres*-" Association —Copyright Australian and ?• .Z. Cable.- Association. LONDON. November 29. The “Dailv Express's ” Constantinople correspondent states that information lit- been received that the TTjrUi'h population in Western Tliraee is rising eri masse. Ft is feared that Turkish extremists are attempting to force the issue, to provide the Lausauue Conference with an accomplished fact, but ther* is no confirmation as to the extent of the rising. Apparentl.v there has been fighting hettveen the Greeks and Turks around Dedcagatoh and Karagatoh. The (-reeks hare two re-formed army corps on the western bank of the .M-.’ritzn. Hi- plight of refugees in Western 'I brace is terrible. Hall a million are Starving. half-naked. and diseased. Hundreds arc dyi ntr dailv from typhus. ) loving bands of Greeks, Turks' Bulgars arid Macedonians are causing trouble. f infer the Treaty of Peace, which •• a* signed at Sevres on August 10 If| -0 Turkov reded Thrace, ivest of the Chsdajja line, to Greece, as well as h-iiedos anrl Tmbros. and the islands in the Aegean. Since her defeat of Greece in Asia Minor. Turkev has demanded 1 ho complete contra*. of Thrn.ro. ann lias sent considerable forces to that ' territory The question of the future «i brace is to he discussed at the I.ansa one Conference. WORK AT LAUSANNE. p / c ';“^ M ? cU,iOD - Co pyri*iit a anr. N./. Cal][ e Association. LONDON, November 29. j A message from Lausanne states that ! the sub-commission dealing with Dociecanneso Island was to meet to-day, but ; tile Turks refused to continue the dis- j or.ssiou without the presence of the i Russians, claim.'Uw that the question • V. as closely connected with the defence ' and protection of the Straits. AEGEAN ISLANDS. LAI SAXXE. November 29. The principal Commission has adopted r. report dealing with the question of the Aegean Inlands. The Turkish delec.itcs. who had previously refused to discuss the questions unices the Rus Man delegates participated, made certain reservations.