THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6902, 7 November 1887, Page 5

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

[BPEOlix TO PBESS ASSOCIATION.] ' T Received November 6th, 6 p-m.

London, November 5. The Times states that the triple alliance entered into between Germany, Austria and Italy is primarily for defensive purposes, and aims to maintain peace on the basis of existing.treaties. It also provides that in the event of any outside Power attempting to disturb the balance of Europe and the Mediterranean, the Alliance will undertake combined military and naval action to suppress such attempt, and none of the Allied Powers will conclude peace separately.

[beutep.'s telegram.] Received November 7th, 2 a.m.

Vienna, November 5.

Count Kalnoky, Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressing the Hungarian Delegation, expressed the opinion that foreign intervention in Bulgaria would be finally averted by the alliance recently concluded between Austria, Germany, and Italy, whose policy he declared was iden tical with the aims of England in connection with the Eastern Question. Count Kalnoky believed that the Triple Alliance would in a large measure contribute towards the preservation of the peace of Europe, and stated be would continue to strive to induce the Russian Government to join more than hitherto in the peaceful efforts of the central European Powers to effect a settlement of the difficulty in accordance with Treaty obligations.