The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-30
GREECE WILL FIGHT
Her Troops Defy the Orders Of the kdmirals
OF the Powers Warships
NEWS RECEIVED WITH IRISH CHEERS
BLENDERS OF the House OF Commons
Cannot Restrain Their Entllusl-
asln when the Fact ia Annouuc cc,i
-Slr. Curzon Denies That England
Sides With Turkey.

London, March 29.-Ir the House Of
commons to-day Right Hon George N.
Curzon, Under Foreign Secretary, read
q number OF kilograms from the admiral
commanding the British Tarshps in
iNretan waters. The admiral wired that
the Cretan insurgents, having refused 10
permit supplies Of food to be sent to the
turkish force at MalaXa, an ultjmat,m
was sent to them by the foreign admirals
informing the insurgents that the sun
pies must be allowed to go to the Turks
otherWlse the foreign warshps and
troops would resort to force to compel
obedience to their demands.
IRISH CHEERS FOR GREECE.
IN the meantime, the admiral added.
the insurgents captured the Turkish
Dlockhouse at Lalava. (Cheers from the
Irish benches). -
Tue foreign admirals the kilograms
stated. then decided that it was neces-
Sary 10 drive the insurgents out of the
nIocKhouse and accordingly the war
shlps opened fire upon them The firing
lasted SIX minutes, at the end Of which
time the insurgents evacuated the block
mouse. hut not before they had looted
ana burned 1t. (ReneWed Irish cheers
Mr Curzon continued his reading after
. tne cheers had subsidized. The British
admiral wired that owing to renea tod
attacks on the part Of the Insurgents the
foreign admirals decided to treat them
as enemies, (cries OF ''shame,'D. and 70
demand more troops from the Powers in
order 10 keep them In subjection
1T MEANS WAR.
Colonel Fassos, commanding the
creek troops In Crete, received warn
ing from the admirals TO this effect md
replied to It by, ordering the; capture of
l ~1hes shioclkhol1s asRka1dalax aud following
Up MS success by attacking and cap
turing the earthquake fort at Suda.
Coionel Passos, the admiral wired, had
- n 1Sy u @1lo -
Powers 80
Hon. Edward Blake, Nationalist, open
ed the debate on the question OF the
financial rela tions between Ireland and
Great Britain by Introducing a motion
Tor the relief Of the taxpayers or Ire
!and. contending that the contribution of
Ireland to the Treasury of Great Britain
for the relief Of the taxpayers Of Ire
lands population and resources.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach denied the
stores or poverty that was said to pre-
vail In England. He further said that
II the Government restored to Ireland
the 42.750,OO0 she claimed as the excess
or taxation She had paid, she would con-
tribute nothing to the common expendi-
lures OF the United Kingdom. but would
receive tribute from England and Scot
land. ..s
no CUT SALTSBURY'S SALARY.
The House subsequently went into
committee or supply, whereupon the
Hon. Philip Stanhope, Radical, moved
70 reduce the salary Of Prime Minister
Salisbury, his object being to call at
tention TO Crete. a warm debate en-
sued.
George N. Curzon warmly repealed the
charge made by Mr.. Stanhope, that the
government was siding with Turkey.
line charge, he declared, was grossly un-
true. Crete, he said, had been taken
from Turkey, whose troops were con-
lined to the towns on the coast, and she
1lad been prevented from sending rein
forcements to the island
AT this point one OF the Irish members
ehouted: Tommy rot" The speaker
warned him that ne must not repeat that
. expression.
MT Curzon was frequently interrupt
ed in the course OF his speech, chiefly by
members Of the Irish benches
n vote was taken on Mr.. Stanhope's
motion and 1t was rejected-163 to GO.
.