GREECE AND ITALY.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1923, Page 2

GREECE AND ITALY.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. IT ALT AN CONFIDENCE. LONDON, Sept. 13. The “Daily Telegraph” says: “Tho opinion in diplomatic circles is that the outlook in South Eastern Europe is hourly increasing in gravity. The concentrations of Italian, Serbian, and Bulgarian troops, and Albanian eomitadji can no longer be doubted. British and European statesmanship must take the whole matter in hand prgtnptly and energetically if a conflagration of indeterminate proportions is to he avoided. AMBASSADORS UNDECIDED. PARIS, Sept. 13. The Conference of Ambassadors had two protracted sessions, and again adjourned without reaching a decision in reference to the Corfu evacuation. The Central News Agency at Paris says the meeting adjourned to give the Italian representative a chance to communicate with Rome to obtain a more explicit statement from Signor Mussolini. MUSSOLINI HOPEFUL. ROME, Sept. 13. In his speech to the Cabinet, Signor Mussolini said tho Italo-Greek conflict was on a fair way to a settlement, as the Conference of Ambassadors had substantially adopted the demands of Italy’s first ultimatum. Italy’s firmness, he said, had prevented the intervention of the League. Corfu would be evacuated when Greece had completely performed her duly in fulfilling the demands of the Ambassadors’ Note.

Signor Mussolini, referring to Fi- j time, said that a final proposal, which was absolutely fair and conciliatory, had been made hv Italy to Belgrade. Therefore judgment or comment would be premature. There was always the possibility of a direct agreement, without recourse to nrbitration, especially if the Belgrade Government would only estimate the relations between the two Governments from a less narrow local viewpoint. Referring to the Entente, and the questions of the Reparations and tho Ruhr, Signor Mussolini forecasted tho beginning of decisive pourparlers in the near future. It- must, not lie thought he said, that a solution Was easy or imminent, but the horizon would clear. The passive resistance had no sense or utility. Tts pursuit would lead deliberately to a catastrophe. Therefore the Italian Government had intervened to convince the * Berlin Government. ITALIAN CABINET. ROME, Sept. 13. Tho Italian Cabinet unanimously approved; Signor Mussolini’s decisions, and his attitud*. The Cabinet Council decided to request the King to confer posthumous decorations on the victims of the Janina murders. JUGO-SLAV AGREEMENT. LONDON, Sep. 13. The “Daily Express” Rome correspondent savs:“ Belgrade's reply to the Italian ultimatum has arrived. It will he presented to Signor Mussolini on Thursday.”

The “Exchange’s” Rome correspondent states a message front Belgrade states the Jugo-Slav Cabinet has decided to accept Italy’s filial proposals.