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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5564, 20 February 1897, Page 2

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(Pren Anocinlion—Elactrio Telegraph—Copjfijtlit) TEE CRETAN TROUBLE, ALLEGED ITASSACBE OF MOSLEMS. OPPOSITION TO THE GERMAN EMPEROR'S PROPOSALS. (Received February 20,10,10 a.m.) Athens, February 19, The Turks declare that two thousand three hundred Moslems have been'massacred in tho Sitia district and a hundred and four,at Selino. Great Britain and Italy opposed the German Emperor's proposal toi blockade Pirreus.

In tho courso of an interview 'King George declared' that if tho Greek flotilla in Creto should be

coerced the Greeks would occupy the Epirus province of Albania on tho north-western frontier and raise a revolt in Macedonia. He said the Powers gave nothing beyond good advice and tho Greek Dynasty would be threatened unless he headed the military movement on the northern frontier. MAT GLADSTONE SAYS ABOUT TURKEY. (Received February 20,10.10 a.m.l London, February 19. Mr Gladstone says that Turkey is an outlaw and that the idea of assisting her by British forces is detestable. Sir W. Harcourt and Lord Kimberley have expressed the opinion that tho Nation should resent the idea of British forces preventing the liberation of Crete.

Athens, February 19, Colonel Vassos is making arrangements for holding municipal electioni throughout tho Island, and intends to instal Cretan mayors, All the Greek Consulates in Creto have lowered their flags. The British and Italian torpedo boats prevented the Greek warship Hydra from conveying food supplies to Colonel Vassos' forces.