TURKEY AND ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 128, 17 October 1912, Page 5

TURKEY AND ITALY.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Rome, October 15. Signor Gioleitti, the Premier, interviewed, said there was no divergence of views regarding the substance of the peace treaty, except Turkey's demand to postpone the clauses favorable to Italy until Parliament had ratified them. Italy could not consider such a demand, and therefore would prosecute the war with vigor, unaffected by events in the Balkans, from which he had no fears for the peace of Europe.

Rome, October 15. Peace preliminaries have been signed at Ouchy.

THE PEACE PROPOSALS. Received 16, 11.35 p.m. Paris, October IG. It is stated that the consummation of peace between Turkey and Italy was largely due to the Powers' counsels. It increases the chances of a localisation of the Balkans war, and Italy resuming her place iA the European concert. A COINCIDENCE . Vienna, October 16. The newspapers notice the coincidence of the postponement of the Allies by a formal diplomatic rupture'and the signing of the peace treaty. *

DETAILS OF THE TREATY. Received 17,' 12.30 a.m. Berne, October 17. The peace treaty recognises Italy's sovereignity in Cyrenaica and Tripolitana. The Sultan's representative, is to have judicial jurisdiction over the Moslems. Italy accepts as similar condition for the Caliphates to have authority in Libya as was granted by the Austrian treaty of Bosna. Turkey guarantees the good administration of the Agean Islands and Italy is left to pacify the Arabs in the Hinterland and pays Turkey an annual sum to reimburse the Ottoman debt, now guaranteed by Libyan revenues. No indemnity is to be paid on either side.