26 FEBRUARY 1916, Page 1

According to the Athens correspondent of the Post,

writing in Thursday's paper, the situation at Constantinople has become most critical.. The news of the fall of Erzerunt hal gradually leaked out, with the result that the half-starved people are assuming a very threatening attitude towards their Young Turk rulers. The same state of things, we arc told on the same authority, prevails in the proiinces, " especially at Smyrna, where the population is in almost open revolt." ' The Morating Post correspondent goes on to add that the leaders of disaffectien are Osman Pasha, Abdi Pasha:, and Suwat Pasha. Finally, says the correspondent, " startling developments, it is asserted, may be confidently expected very shortly."