"RESTORING ORDER." 643 removed the centre of interest from Greece to Thessaly and Epirns.

Before going on to tell the story of the war, it may be well to note here that Greece was not able to give any further help to the insurgents, and had soon to withdrawher expeditionary forcefromCrete. The admiralsand the consuls thus found their task somewhat simplified, but theTurkish successes led to the Sultan declaring that as order had not been restored in the island he would send reinforcements to' the Turkish garrisons. This was promptly vetoed by the admirals, who had established an International Commission to deal with offences against public order, and were conferring with the leaders of the Cretan Assembly with a view to a permanent settlement. The Assembly had adopted a declaration that Crete would accept the decision of the Powers, and be content with autonomy under the suzerainty of the Sultan, but at the same time they declared that, without the withdrawal of the Turkish garrisons and the substitution of some other force for the preservation of order, no scheme of autonomycould be a success, or couldsecure permanent peace to the island.

GREEK WARSIIIP STOPPING TURKISH MERCHANT VESSELS TO SEARCH FOR TROOPS.