THE AXIS PACT

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21280, 26 November 1940, Page 5

THE AXIS PACT

SLOVAKIA COMPLETES SERIES BULGARIA NOT TO JOIN (United Preu Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Nov. 26, 11.40 a.m.) BERLIN, Nov. 25 According to officials Bulgaria is not expected to join the Axis pact. “ Slovakia’s signature,” they say, “ will complete the series.” TURKEY AND BRITAIN GREAT FRIENDSHIP SHOWN SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT AXIS REPRESENTATIVES UNEASY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Nov. 25 “The strength of the pro-British feeling throughout Turkey is apparent even in outlying villages,” says the Ankara correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. “Repeatedly,” he adds, “one hears such remarks about the British war news as ‘To-day we gave the enemy a good knock’ or ‘What a fine performance our Air Force put up yesterday.’ ” Referring to President Inonu’s recent speed) in the Turkish Parliament, the correspondent says: “It was not to the taste of representatives of the Axis Powers, who were seated with some neutrals opposite the box which coni l ’ned British, French, American, Polish and Greek representatives. The Axis representatives became visibly more ill at ease as the speech progressed.”