Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-23

as sfs s within AS hours guarantee ee-for the evac- liation of Thrace by the Greeks. On the other hand, the Greek government ex- presses the strongest determination to hold Thrace at all costs. France is sup posed to be willing to see the Turks back in eastern Thraceand if an agree ment between.-t the British and French governments on shis matter Is reached it is believed Greece would not. be like ly to oppose the views of a united en- tente.
 The foreign office has no information of the report that Kenlal has fixed time limit of 4S hours for the carry.ng out of the required guarantees or of any advance movement by thes Kemalist troops The government, however, is con tinuing it's preparations for any event uality, but at the same time declaring it has no desire to precipitates hostilities
 According to the view expressed in of ficial quarters the issue lies in KemaPs hands. There is no secret about the strength of the force the natiorS list lead CT is able to put in the field. No weight is attached to alarmist and exaggerated estimates of that strength.
 While awaiting adYices from Renal regarding his intentions, Winston Spen- cer Churchill secretary for the colon ! ies, and Sir Laming- Worthington- Evans, secretary of stsEe for war, he'd conference tonight with war office of- cials, to arrange for possible troop move ments. It Is understood that the British i liner Empress of India has been taken , over by the government to convS= the 1 Grenadier. Guards to the Near East. The ! war office announces that a large num- ! Der of. former officers are volunteering for service. The colonial office today re- ceived despatich from the governor general of New Zealand saving that al i trough no call for vosunteers had beer made more than 129e6 former officers and men had rendered their services. Have Kemalists Heavy Gunse
 I There is considerable speculation here { whether the :. 1emalists,. have guns zoi sufficient cs.ibre to interfere with tht British fleet or drive it from the straits of the DaFdanelles. It has been report ed that the Turks, long since provided thenselyes with h-ayy guns with thi object of forcing all naval vessels from the straits or for botstng up the sea oi Marmora and the Black Sea It Is said , to be because of this report that tht | British will hold tenaeiousiy to Chanak the ground being taken that no maya Evesse!s can control the straits unless they have sufficient land forces on both .sidei
 of the waterway to prevent the Turk:
 from planting heavy land batteries.
 | Premier Lloyd George remained a ! Chequers Court today. but he was in con
 stant telephone communication with hi
 office in Downing street and with mem bers of the; cabinets who were :. holdini
 themselves, in readiness for. action il
 ease. the news from Paris on the NAa
 East made necessary a conference to
 nxyht many fears were expressed 10
 cslly today that Great Britain was drift ling into q new war which would tntur bthe middle classes of the populs tior
 whose income taxes lately had droppe
 from SIX shillirgs in the pound to fly
 shilings, and which another war prcn
 ably would raise agin Labor leader
 pointed out that with one of the black est winters i'll many years facing tn country it was no time to unsettie bus mess, especially when the registered un employment figures already aggregate | 1,25ee, 900.
 Renewed representations were receiy
 ed from the viceroy of India regardin
 the ferrnent among the Moslems and ia
 Yoring just treatment for the Turks.