§ 1. Mr. AUBREY HERBERTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information regarding the burning by the Greeks of the following villages in the district of Kolonia: Vrebsoka, Oseska, Radan, Radimislit, Poda, Barmash, Leshna, Gjone, Aripas, Tach, Kodras, Kamnik, Rajan, Starje, Psar, Qinan, Selenica; and whether the corpses of twenty-eight Greek soldiers and some evzones were found?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir Edward Grey)The villages referred to are not mentioned in any reports received by me respecting 1260 recent events in Epirus, and I have no information with regard to them.
§ 2. Mr. AUBREY HERBERTasked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs if he has any information as to whether the Greeks, in retiring, have compelled Christians to accompany them in order to give the impression that the Christians will not live in Albania?
§ Sir E. GREYSuch an allegation is made in the telegram referred to in my reply to the hon. Member's next question. I am at present unable to verify it.
§ 3. Mr. AUBREY HERBERTasked the Secretary for Foreign Affairs if he has yet received the telegrams which the Christians of Southern Albania have sent to the Chancelleries of the Great Powers regarding ill-usage; and, if the Government are unable to obtain accurate information on the subject, if he will communicate with Mr. Tsilka, Protestant missionary at Koritza?
§ Sir E. GREYI have received such a telegram purporting to be in the name of the Christian inhabitants of the Koritza district. I am in communication with the British delegate on the Commission of Control in regard to it, and he will doubtless make inquiries of Mr. Tsilka should occasion require.