The record-union., 1897-03-23
The WarShip Replies With Shells, But
No One Killed or Wounded.
Greece Calls Upon Citizens to Sign the
Military Rolls.
Opinion Prevails at Constantinople
That the Blockade of Crete by the
Fleets of Foreign Powers Will be
Useless, as They Will be Unable to
DisIOdge Colonel VassOs' Army.

CANEA, March 22.-The insurgents
descended yesterday evening close to
the block house, at Malaxa, and fired
on the Suda- The Turkish cruiser re-
piled with several shells. No one was
killed or wounded,
CANEA, March 22.-The situation at
MalaXa has become critical. The gar
rison has provisions for two days only,
and if the insurgents capture the forts
Malaxa, Koritidi and Canea will be vir-
tuaIly blockaded from the land side.
Fighting at Malaxa ceased at 5
o'clock this evening. The Turks failed
to revictual the fort. They had many
wounded and ten killed.
ATHENS, March 22.-The Govern
ment has issued an order directing all
citizens of the age of 81 or upward to
inscribe their names on the militia rolls.
A Turkish officer and eight soldiers
have been wounded by the bursting Of
a cannon in the Turkish camp at Elias
Sena.
BELGRADE (Servia), March %
The report that the reserve militia of
the Servian army has been called out
is pronounced untrue. Reserves have
been attending a course Of lectures at
the military academy. 1t is officially
declared that the Government of Servia
has no wish to endanger the peace of
Europe; that no troops are massed on
the frontier. and that such a step is
not contemplated
VIENNA, March 22-The "Neue
Freie Presse" says that Great Britain
has proposed that a collision between
the Greek and Turkish troops on the
frontier of Thessaly be prevented by
the formation of a neutral zone a mile
wide, between the Turkish and Greek
forces, as was done in 1886.
TURKEYS PROMISES vALUELESS.
LONDON, March 23.- The "Chroni-
cle's" special correspondent at Athens
learns that Bulgaria recently sent a
special agent to propose that Greece
Bulgaria and Servia address the pow
ers jointly with a view to securing re-
forms from Turkey. Greece declined
the proposal on the ground that the
promise of Turkey is valueless. Friend
ly relations, however, continue undis-
turbed between Bulgaria and Greece.
There has been a heavy mortality
among the Turkish reserves in E,pirus,
owing to defective hospital sanitary ar
rangements.
Three more batteries of artillery have
arrived at Janina, and the Turks are
placing field guns on field works COM
manding the chief passes on the Thes-
salian frontier. The Greeks have made
thorough preparations to defend the
chief approaches to Ladissa with earth
works and Armstrong guns.
The Turkish squadron arrived at the
Dardanells on Sunday
The Italian Government has instruct
ed Admiral Canevarao to institute an
inquiry as to the exact circumstances
under which Turkish warship at Suda
Bay bOmbarded the insurgents, and
has empowered him to enforce the
Turkish ships to retire. if he deems it
necessary
The special correspondent Of the
Times" (who arrived at Larissa yester-
day. says it was only with the most
difficulty that he could find lodgings,
as the town is filed to overlooking with
1900 soldiers, and 4, 800 more are ex-
pected at any moment. They are all
keen for war, and willing to do any
thing they are told to do by their Off
GERS, but they are lacking in discipline
and equipment.
\ USELESS BLOCKADE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March %
The opinion prevails here that the
blockade of Crete by the fleets of the
foreign Powers, which commenced yes
terday, will be useless. as Colonel Vas
sos the commander of the Greek army