British fleet cruising in Aegean Sea to prevent an eventual Greek invasion on Crete according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 12 October 1908

An item dated London, England 11th reported that the British fleet was cruising in the Aegean Sea to prevent a repeat of the Greek invasion on Crete in 1897.(1)

Note
1. The Greco-Turkish War of 5 April-8 May 1897 resulted in an autonomy for the Ottoman province Crete despite Greece losing the war. In November 188 forced 1908 Great Britain, France, Italy and Russia the Ottoman Empire to found an autonomous Cretan State which was de facto united with Greece on 24 September 1908 and de jure in 1913.