THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR 658 Inhis official reportslittlewas said of the loss of the Meluna Pass. A victory was claimed on the left for Smolenski, who was said to be forcing back the Turkish right ; and on the right for Kaklamanos, who was said to be holding his own in the hills above Lake Nezeros.

Then, as we shall see later, there was reallygood news from Epirus, and there were still hopes that the fleet would effect something against the long and exposed line cf the Turkish communications. And it was always possible that Macedonia might yet rise and Greece might find allies in the Balkan States so that her friends throughout Europe did not abate their hopes, or realise that, although the sluggish Turk seemed not to know how to use his victoiy, he already had Northern Thessa'y at his mercy.

HAMDI PASHA. (P'toto: Abdullah, Constantii;oJi'e.\