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the best positions in the town. the Brit
ish being quartered in a large building
adjoining the telegraph office. The
Russian. French, British and Italian
warships each furnish 100 marines to
the landing party, and the Austrian
warship contributed 50 men to the for.
eign garrison. The utmost order Is
maintained. guards are regularly
mounted, and the outskirts of the town
are patrolled.
Asked to Stop Hostilities.
Shortly after landing, the Italian Off
Ger who is in command of the foreign
force, by agreement between the naval
commanders, issued a summons ad-
dressed to the commander of the Greek
army corps at Platonica, Colonel Vas.
SOS, to withdraw his troops, and the
insurgents were called upon to cease
hostilities, pending the decision of the
powers as to the future Of Crete. To
this the Greek commander replied:
Il have come here with four battal-
ions of Greek troops, with orders to
occupy the country, aui must carry
cut my orisr,, pending further instruc-
tons
The orders of the foreign admirals
being confined to preventing the land
ing of Greek forces at Canea, RetimC
and Heraklion, they could not inter-
fere with the Greeks under Colonel
Vassos. Later an officer of gendarme:
was sent to Aosti to notify the insur'
gents of the occupation of Canea by the
joint forces of the powers, and calling
upon them to lay down their arms and
cease hostilities. The insurgent lead.
ers promised to consider the matter
and it is understood will send delega
tion for the purpose to Canea.
Another Massacre Reported.
A great massacre is reported to have
occurred at Sittit and the Italian war
| ship Daris has been hastily dispatched
to that place. Halepa and it's vicinity
are now tranquil.
The occupation Of Canea was carried
out by the foreign feet with the con
sent of the Turkish officials, and is no
in any way likely to add to the compli
cations at Constantinople The com
mander of the Greek fleet was alst
formally notified of the joint occupa
tion of this place.
The Turkish authorities are demOral
lied and are simply following out th
recommendations they receive iron
foreign admirals, who are acting in &C
cord. and consult upon every step to b
| taken.
| Provisional Government Likely.
1t is thought certain that the mex
departure will be the establishment o
provisional Christian government o
Crete, pending consent of the power
being given to the annexation of tn
island to Greece, although it does no
seem as if that country was willing t
wait any longer for the necessary per
mission, and intends to administer al
parts of the island not occupied by tn
foreign>marines.
If Turkey is willing to accept tn
situation, and submit to the annexa
tion Of Crete to Greece, the foreig
! marines will be promptly withdrawn
and Greece, in turn, will withdraw he
fleet from Crete waters.
Ismael Bey, tie Turkish official VIII
has succeeded Georgibrovitch Pash
as governor of Crete, has been in com
munication with the foreign admirals
and it is understood to have entered
formal protest against the landing c
the Greek force at Platonica.