FOUR POWER PACT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21181, 31 October 1938, Page 9

FOUR POWER PACT

ITALY’S ACTIVITY IN EUROPE

Gestures to France and

Germany

Difficult Problems in Central Europe

Meeting Hungary’s Demands United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, October 28. The Rome correspondent of “The Daily Mail” reports that Signor Mussolini has outlined a proposal for a Four Power consultative agreement in the form of a common Italo-German and Anglo-French declaration of a principle extending the Munich agreement to be accompanied by a reciprocal exchange of letters similar to that exchanged by Herr Hitler and Mr Chamberlain.

A Paris message states that the Foreign Office declares that further negotiations will be necessary before the Franco-German pact can be published.

ITALO-GERMAN PRESTIGE ARBITRATION IN CZECHHUNGARIAN DISPUTE United Pres® Association —dy Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received October 30, 6.30 p.m.) ROME, October 29. Italy and Germany have agreed, in principle, to arbitrate in the dispute between Czecho-slovakia and Hungary. An earlier message reported that Czecho-slovakia. replying to the Hungarian Note, suggested that the dispute be referred to Italy and Germany within 24 hours. The Ruthenian Government has suspended the activity of all political parties.

CZECH NATIONHOOD TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED united Presa Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received October 30, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 29. The Prague correspondent of “The Daily Telegraph” says: “Despite opposition to the observation of the twentieth anniversary of the creation of Czecho-slovakia as a State, flags were

flown. There was no work in the majority of factories.”

RETURNING CONFIDENCE IMPROVED OUTLOOK IN GERMANY United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received October 30, 6.30 p.m.) BERLIN, October 28. As a result of confidence, following the Munich agreement, numerous companies are increasing dividends. These are not confined to heavy industries.