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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 593, 13 August 1913, Page 5

SETTLING THE BOUNDARIES. By Telegraph..—Press Association.— Gopyriif lit Received Tuesday, 11.10 p.m. London, Tuesday. The ambassadors have settled tfcc southern boundaries of Albania. It haß been agreed that Italy should retain the islands occupied in tb* Aegean until a settlement is arrived at with Turkey, when the Powers will determine the destiny of the island*, agreeing not to retain any for themselves. The conference has adjourned. CONCERT OF EUROPE. BRITAIN AND TURKEY. Received this day 10. London, Tuesday. Sir Edward Grey, in the House of Commons, confirmed the decision regarding the Aegeans and Albania. He said the concert of Europe wa§ being firmly maintained and the great questions now occupying the Powers were concerning the occupation of Thrace and the situation in Macedonip. The Treaty of London provided Turkey with a frontier and the adequate protection of Constantinople and but for the Powers' intervention the position might have been less favourable. He spoke in Turkey's interests when he said the occupation of Adrianopl® might wreck her whole prospects. If armed intervention by one or more of the Powers compelled her Turkey should take their advice, otherwise she would incur vast responsibilities wherefrom we would bo unable to defend her. Britain did intend to mak« the suggestion for a revision of tta Bucharest Treaty.