upon him and drive him
away.

The same message was sent to Colonel Vassos.

In spite of it, he advanced upon Canea, and the morning after the warning
had been received his troops began to fire upon the town.

Immediately, the admirals of the fleets in the harbor ordered the decks of
their ships to be cleared for action, and fired their guns upon the
Greeks.

After a short while, the Greeks, finding that they could not stand against
the terrible fire from the big guns, became disheartened, and withdrew.

The moment the Greek flag was hauled down, the ships stopped firing.

A good deal of indignation has been felt that Christian Powers should
interfere to uphold the misrule of infidels, but the Great Powers say they
are acting for the best interests of Europe.

It seems quite sure that they do not mean to leave the Cretans under the
care of the Sultan of Turkey.

The latest news tells us that Greece has once more been ordered to leave
Crete, and that this time she has agreed to do so, provided that the
island be made independent.

Lord Salisbury, the Prime Minister of England, suggested that Crete should
be given home rule under the governorship of a Greek prince, and thus far
the rest of the Powers are willing to agree with him.

Nothing will be done until the Greek troops have been made to leave Crete,
and this may not be so easy to accomplish. Word comes from Athens that the
people are not at all pleased with the idea of home rule for Crete. They
want the island to be joined to Greece, and would rather fight for it,
than give it up. It is very natural that they should feel this way.

If the people of some near-by country were almost all Americans and
relations of ours, and were cruelly treated by their rulers, we would feel
just as the Greeks do. There is hardly a family in Greece which has not
suffered wrong from the Turks. It is but natural that they fight for their
brothers, the Cretans.

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In Number 14 of THE GREAT ROUND WORLD, we spoke of the massacre of a
number of white men in Africa by the King of Benin. We told how the Queen
of England had ordered her soldiers to punish the African king for his
cruelty.

News has just come that the soldiers sent by England have captured Benin
City, and that its king, Drunami, is fleeing before his angry foes.

A part of the soldiers remained in Benin to hold the city, and the rest
went in pursuit of the king. They expe