31 OCTOBER 1914, Page 2

The Italian Government have sent four men.of-war to Valona, on

the Albanian coast. They announce that their intention is to support the neutrality of Albania proclaimed at the London Conference, and to help the inhabitants, who are said to be in a state of acute misery. The Italian ships will be ready to receive the Young Turk expedition which has been fitted out at Smyrna and proposes to reannex Albania to Turkey. Meanwhile Greece has reoccupied northern Epirus,

which she evacuated last March in accordance with the requirements of the Powers. The Greek Government assert that their object is simply to restore order and not to upset the international understanding.