The Northern Guardian. — 1898-09-08 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

MAIL" TELEGRAM.] Athena, Wedneaday. The following are the fa,ets.oonneeted wit 4 the origin of the alarming outbreak at Candia. in  Crete. For some time past the admirals have been de. eircus of obtaining possession of the Dime, or Ck;troi, in Candia, and notice to that effect Lad been riven to the town. •On Tneeday the admirals notified Col. Reid, of the Highland Light Infantry, commanding Candia, that they wished him to take nowession of the Dime. Col. Reid ramon.strated witl. the ad mirals against such a course. His remonstrances 'leeinfg without effect, he took with him a ••icket from Her Majeety's torpedo gunboat Plitzard, end proceeded to the offices of the Dime and de. mended possession. Thereupon a discussion ensued bletween he colonel and the Dime official& While it was proceedin a British sailor was stabbed in the heck. As he fell his iifle exploded, killing a Moslem). Then the trouble began. Sailors and Marines were Landed  from the British torpedo gunboat Hazard, the • British distilling ship Turquoise also assisting. • Tie :Moslems furiously attacked the Brtish, .wthoes lasses are very severe, -die casualties -*amounting to 20 killed and 45 wounded. The British Consulate was burnt, and the British Vice-Consul, M. Calocherino, is believed to be killed. Sir A:, Biliotti, the British Consul in Canea, on receipt of a telegram informing kin of the disturbances, proceeded to Candia in Her Majesty's ship Canmerdown. All the admirals and the fleets are now at Candi.% where an Austrian gunboat is an, expected to  arrive. It is believed that all the Christians who could not take refuge in the Government Luildings have teen massacred. 'the town is :n the possassion of the Ilittssulmars, but there is no fear for the outposts. Forty-five British soldiers, who were quartered in huts near the Dime, were attieled and driven c n 'board the shipo. Thor suffered severe loss, having been tired upon from all quarters.  BOMBARDMENT CONTINUED  Athens, Wednesday Evening. The evening papers here state that Candia f4tal being bombarded, and that the town is burning. The Russian Conslll-General at the Piraeus. M. Troyangky, left here hurriedly this morning fcr Crete.  _ The Mtissulmans were incited by Ismail Bey to resist the delivery ot the offiees of the Dime. It is reported that Sir A. Bihotti was fired at. 4.:',andia. Wednesday. Jbe bombardment of Heraklion was resumed this morning. The streets of the town present a terrible sight. There are numbers of dead bodies in most of the thtrer ghfases. M. Caloeherino, the British Vice-Consul, has been murdered by the rioters. 'The Consulate was fired and he perished in the flames. The fighting in the streets has been serious,,l and the number of British killed and wounded, is estimated to be nearly a hundred. A considerable portion of the town is destroyed by fire. Camperdown took part in the bombardment to-day.  TURKISH TROOPS ATTACKED  Paris, Wednesday. The following telegram has been received from Canea "The British commander at Candia has an!unwed that in ease of a fresh attaek he vnil again`liub°lll emrelWasrl ntshuer torrent have The a.Ttwit %led now 1)1l7tt:num troops forming the military cordon arouni Caodia. "lhe Qaternor bas tirgeel the admirals to takn itomediite steps. • "Fieibing !s still going on."