RUSSIA AND TURKEY

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20955, 7 November 1939, Page 8

RUSSIA AND TURKEY

RUMANIA MAKES INQUIRIES MINISTERS IN CONFERENCE (United Press Assn.— Etec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Nov. 7. 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 6 The Budapest correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain states that Herr von Papen, after visiting Belgrade, arrived at Sofia, where he talked with the the political leaders, in order to ascertain the views of political circles before going to Ankara. M. Stoica, Rumanian Ambassador Ito Turkey, spent hours in Ankara conferring with the Turkish Foreign Minister, M. Saracoglu, in order to ascertain Turkey’s attitude in the event of Russia attempting to retain Bessarabia. SHORTAGE OF FOOD PLIGHT OF THE CZECHS JEWS AS HOSTAGES (Un ted Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Nov. 6 Reports in Paris from a reliable source state that the food and trade i situation in the Czech province of | Bohemia is serious. There is very little bread and a lack of sugar and coal, while shops have practically nothing to sell. Farmers are unable to use tractors on account of the shortage of petrol. Everything has been taken from the Jews, and 60,000 have been sent to Germany as hostages. Those who have been able to write home have said that they are being treated very badly.