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REACTIONS TO PACT HUNGARY'S WAITING ROLE RUMANIANS PERTURBED ANXIETY IN FINLAND By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received August 23, 8.10 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 23 Hungarians cannot reconcile their friendship with Germany and their hatred of Bolshevism, says the Budapest correspondent of the Times. They are awaiting the reactions of the western Powers to Ilerr von Ribbentrop's negotiations in Moscow. The authorities fear ■an increase in the activities of the Hungarian Nazis. Rumanian political circles are perturbed owing to Rumania's alliance with Poland. The Foreign Minister, Dr. Gafencu, is consulting his advisers and foreign diplomats. Jt is thought the dilatoriness of Britain and Franco in the Russian negotiations led to the Russo-German rapprochement. Turkey is surprised and cautious, says the Istanbul correspondent of the Times. She is determined to resist aggression ill accordance with her pledge, but is aware that the western Powers' prestige has suffered a blow. Observers in Finland are pessimistic, their main anxiety being that Russia and Germany may co-operatively threaten Finland's independence. Switzerland has declined to join the conference of the small Powers at Oslo. A huge demonstration at Bratislava demanded the return to Slovakia of the Cavorina district which Poland took last autumn. STANDS BY BRITAIN AUSTRALIA PLEDGED PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWS TENSION NEVER GREATER (Received August. 23, 0.15 p.m.) CANBERRA, Aug. 23 Discussing the European crisis to-day, the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, admitting that tension had never been greater, said it would be both unwise and unnecessary to form exaggerated conclusions about the suggested RussoGerman pact. The latest information from the Australian High Commissioner, Mr. Brup«, was such that there was no need to summon the Commonwealth Parliament before the normal date, September G. Mr. Menzies pledged Australia's whole-hearted support for Britain's present policy. "If Britain is forced into war she would not go alone. We would stand with her up to the hilt," said Mr. Menzies. Mr. Bruce called on Mr. Chamberlain for the second time yesterday after a Cabinet meeting. DANZIG'S DEMAND RETURN TO THE REICH ARRIVAL OF WAR PLANES LONDON, Aug. 22 The Nazis in Danzig state that the pact will undoubtedly hasten the realisation of Danzig's demand to join the Reich, says a message from the Free City. It would also greatly lessen the possibilities of war, arising out of the solution of the Danzig problem. Warplanes are reported to have arrived at Danzig at frequent intervals.