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pacify the island and strengthen Euro
pean peace, for which matters Greece has
great solicitude.
The Times tomorrow will print dis
patch from its st. Petersburg corrre-
spondent crystallizing and confirming the
rumors of preparations for war by the
Russian Government
The Daily News will publish tomorrow
dispatch from it's corr spondent at
Canea, Crete, saying that, accom- panied
by an escort of 600 insurgents, the writer
visited the Greek camp at Platanias, a
short distance west of Canea, where be
found the Greek force occupying e lofty
and virtually inaccessible fortress Colonel
Vassos, who commanded the troops, is
the correspondent says, thoroughly pre-
pared for an advance and is only awaiting
instructions from Athens to move. In
the meantime the troops are showing the
greatest imp patience to begin operations.
The correspondent further says skir-
mishes are constantly occurring in the
hills around Platanias between Bashi
Bazouks and the insurgents, who are
rapidly gathering around the camp, and
will at the present rate shortly number
%O,OOOs 4AC pICoCuSO VI tAc bTeth ITOOpS
in the islands, the consequent hone that a
settlement of the difficnl y will shortly be
reached alone prevents the slaughter of
every Moslem outside of the occupied
towns Of Crete. The withdrawal of the
Greeks, the correspondent declares, would
be followed by events which the flags of
the European powers would be powerless
10 avert, besides dynastic revolution in
Greece.
7 e Standard tomorrow will publish a
dispatch from Athens saying that Colonel
Vassos, commanding the Greek forces.
has captured the important position of
Vouklies. Colonel Vassos, the dispatch
says, is forming the insurgents into bat
talions ana furnishing them with arms.
King George is daily in receipt of tele-
graphic dispatches from many parts of the
world-notably from Italy, Great Britain
and the United States-expressing ap-
proval of the policy he has adopted and
urging him to pursue it. Another bat
talon of infantry, with arms and stores
for the volunteers in Crete, sailed from
Pireaus this evening.
The Daily Chronicle will tomorrow
publish an Athens dispatch saying that
Saad-ed-Dln Pasha. who was recently re-
called TO Constantinope from Crete at the
instance of the powers for fomenting an
other reform plot among the inhabitants,
will return to the island with three bat
talions OF Turkish troops.
Prince George, the dispatch adds, will
prevent the landing of this force at any
cost.
1t is reported in Athens that wealthy
Greek residing abroad has offered his en-
tire fortune if necessary to support the
Government in carrying on the war in
Crete.
The Daily News will say tomorrow: It
is reported in the lobby among the union
ist members of the House of Commons
that it is not likely that the powers will
seriously attempt to dislodge the Greeks
from the island of Crete, but that their
presence will, alter decent interval, be
acquiesced in with view to the ultimate
annexation OF the island to the Greek
kingdom.
1t is whispered that King George was
made aware beforehand tnat the action
taken on the part of Russia was simp ply
that she is doing every thing TO place her.
self IN readiness for possible warlike ac-
tion in the vicinity OF Constantinople
The Black Sea fleet is constantly ready for
action and large number of troops in the
sontn have been mobilized.
PARIS, FRANCE. Feb. 1.-Two hun dred
students in this city have appeared at the
Greek Legation to be enrolled among the
troops being sent 10 Crete on behalf oil
the inhabitants of that island. They were
referred to Prime Minister Delayan al
Athens, but declined with thanks.