Italy.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 292, 19 May 1915, Page 5

Italy.

WAR MAY BE AVERTED. SATISFACTORY AUSTRIAN CONCESSIONS. AUSTRIAN'S KKADY TO LKAYF. Bi'ccivcd May IS, ]].•>.> p.m. London, .May IS. A Komi! message states that Signor Giolitli will make a public, statement that lie believes it is possible to obtain from Austria concessions sufficient to avert war, 'but once war is inevitable he will support the Cabinet. The Austrian Consulates have notified their countrymen to be ready to leave at a moment's notice. Many have already departed.

WAR INEVITABLE. THE FEELTXG IX RHRLIN. Received May IS, !U5 pra. Copenhagen, May IS. Official circles consider war with Italy is inevitable. INFLUENCE IN ITALY. AVOIDING ISOLATION. London, May 17. Dr. Dillon, the war correspondent, says that only when .Austria had definitely refused to make any acceptance of the concessions and the Tri'plc Alliance '\vas denounced was it that Italy entered into a binding accord with the Fntente with a view to avoiding perilous isolation. Whereupon Germany roused Austria to make belated advances. These concessions were first circulated among Italians by German agents, and after that were formally communicated to 'Signor Sonnino after the Opposition Press had assailed the Cabinet on the ground that it would be folly to reject them. AUSTRIANS CROSS FRONTIER. A SKIRMISH ENSUES. Geneva, .May 17. Train-loads of Italian soldiers and war material are burning towards the Tyrol. Tt is estimated that 1,71)0,000 men have been mobilised. Rome, May 17. The Messagero 'slates that a company of Austrians crossed the frontier neai Togna. Alpine- troops tired on them and charged tho Austrians, who retreated, losing one prisoner.