, 1916-12-13
SUPPLEMENT TO ST. cRo1x AVIS, No. LOO, 18TH DECEMBER 1916.

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distinguished armed German vessel of mer-
camille type was sighted III the north Allan
tic, on December 4th.
Loudon, December 10th.-News despatch
es to the "Weekly Despatch" from Syria Is
land dated Friday, say that reports from
Athens state that troops are arriving there
continuously and that twenty thousand have
gathered in and around the capital. The
Allied Ministers, it is added, asked for an
explanation of this concentration, aud the
Premier, Nj. Lnmbros, replied that 1T was
for the preservation of on der. The Govern
ment Press in Athens, the reports continue
to admit that / 900 followers OF former Pre-
mier Nj. Venizelos have been seized. 1t IS
added that the Mayor of Atheus who IS 70
years of age along with 1873 others has been
committed to prison CD charges or hIgh
treason and intent to commit murder. hlng
Constantine has informed one of the Le9a-
tions at Athens that he Wonld join with
Germany if the Entente Allies break off
diplomntic relations with him, according to q
despatch from Piroeus by way Of SYRIA Is
land on Friday to Lloyd's weekly news.
Paris, Dec. 10th.-P,ayers for the Royal
Family of Greece were omitted for the
first time to-day in the Greek Church
IN Paris by order Of fhe Trustees of
the Church. Prince George of Greece
was present. There was no manifestation
during the service. Later in the vestibule
of the church Nj. Psaroulaikai, President of
the Greek Colony, delivered a speech de-
nouncing KING Constantine. The assemblage
appointed five members to visit the Greek
Legation and demand the suppression
throughout the ediice of oil emblems of the
Monarchy.
nu-o,hopnn Tao 10Th -njcouSSjnu the
Greek situation the Berlin "Vossische lei
tung' says that rs soon as the announcement
OF he Entente blockade of Greece was made
Greece began making preparation to meet
il. The Greek army, according to tins news
paper, is we'll sdpplled with arms and am
munition. Food tickets, it adds, were is
sued in Athens on Sunday. The paper says
it understands that wireless communication
between Turkey and Greece has been re-es-
tablished.
Athens, Dec 1Oth.-Replying to the re-
quest {. former Premier NJ. Rhallys for inter-
cession on behalf of his son arrested yesterday
by Venizelist forces at Salonica, the British
Miuister declared. After the scenes occurring
here, I could not interest myself to obtain
liberty for vour son. He promised, however,
TO r~ecommeud to the Salonica government
not to mistreut the junior Rhallys.
London, Dec. 19th.-Mr. A. Bonar Law
replying today to a deput"tion from the
Royal Colonial Institute, representing crown
colonies not possessing responsible govern
ment, said he never forgot that we were still
a long way from the end OF the struggle, aud
to b M the first thought was not even the
development of the British Empire but it's
preservation, and went Oh to state that a
strong feeling existed throughout Great
Britain that our German enemies will never
uaain be allowed to use our resources, and
the help got from the Empire, having chang
ed the aspect of the question of preference,
has made everybody ready to consider it not
merely from "a profit and loss point of view
but from q higher consideration of what the
different parts of the Empire owe each other
and how the strength of the Empire as o
whole may be increased. He concluded by
saving we have clearly in view, the necessity
of some de finite policy on all these subjects
when the war ends, 80 as to run the Empire
as one concern.
London, Dec ember 10TH 1t is understood
on reliable authority that an Entente
ultimatum will be presented to Greece on
Sunday, says Reuters Athens correspondent
who telegraphs under Saturday. date. The
British and Russian Ministers had an
audience with the King today and subse-