SCHUSCHNIGG ACTS ON OWN INITIATIVE
Vienna, Yesterday.
The plebiscite has re- sulted in an atmosphere of tense political per-
yousness.
Outward signs of this tension are everywhere apparent especially in the main streets, which are filled with excited crowds. Mechanise police detachments are stationed a... the principal corners.
It is thought here that Di Schuschnigg's decision to hold plebiscite was taken entirely on his own initiative in a final effort i secure approval for his policy. Trans-Ocean.
LONDON INTERESTED
London, To-day.
DRAMATIC RAID ON NANKING
Hankow, To-day
Two squadrons of Chinese planes carried out a daring air raid on Nanking yester- day, and claimed to have
destroyed
ten Japanese
planes on the ground: The
Chinese report that the raid was a complete surprise to... the Japanese, no enemy planes taking off and no an- ti-aircraft guns opening fire. The Chinese claim that all the raiding planes returned safely to their base-Reu- ter.
in London and forms the main item of news in the press.
Despite flaring headlines there is
a lack of editorial comment.
The "Daily Telegraph" however, speaks of this bold move by Dr. Schuschnigg" and says the plebiscite Announcement of the Austrian ple- is a piece of very clever diplomacy biscite came as a complete surprise-Trans-Ocean.
THE CHINA MAIL MARCH 11, 1938.
INDIANS REFUSE TO ADOPT BUDGET
New Delhi, To-day.
The Indian Finance -Bill, which was rejected by the Assembly on Wednesday, was brought up again yesterday the the Governor Generals
be passed...
mmendation that it
However, the Legislature again refused to adopt the Bill-Reu
ter.
SUN YAT SEN ANNIVERSARY
JAPANESE
CLAIMS RIDICULED
Hankow, To-day.
The Japanese announcement made yesterday chiming that their troops had occupied a total area of 160,000 square kilome- China is stated by Chin- ese military circles to be abso- Jutely misleading and fantastic.
It is declared that the Japanese are in possession merely of narrow
ain roads and that land
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either side is still held by Chinese troops, who had been thrust back
into the mountainous regions, on
account of rapid - Japanese
ad-
A memorial meeting in comme Fance. moration of the thirteenth anniver
Chinese troops, it is add- sary of the death of the late. ed. are now able to launch con- Sun Yat-sen, Father of the Chinese tinual attacks on the Japanese Republic, is being held at the King's rearguard and inflict heavy losses Theatre to-morrow under the aus pices of the H.K. Branch of the Na tional Women's Relief Association.
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report that the Chinese have lost 170,000 men kill- ed in Shansi and the Japanese only 500 is also categorically denied, and it is asserted that these figures are too fantastic to be beheved, considering that Japanese losses in engagements at Linfeng and Houma alone amounted to more than 2,000 Trans Ocean
NEW CLAIM
Japanese official despatches from Shansi claim that during opera- tions in the southern half of Shansi in the past month, the Chinese casualties were 100,000, while the Japanese added an area of roughly 200 miles square to their posses- sion. Reuter.
YUGO SLAVIA AND GERMANY
Belgrade, To-day. After reference to Yugo Slavia's friendship with Britain, France and the Little Entente, the Premier, Dr. Stojadinovic, în his address on foreign affairs in Parliament yesterday, spoke of Yugo Slavian relations with Germany.
These relations, he said, had be- come closer and had found expres sion in the visit to Belgrade of the German Foreign Minister in May. |last year, and his (the Premier's) visit to Berlin in January this year.
The Premier said it was his con- viction that friendly relations with Germany would develop. He also emphasised Yngo-Slavia's good. lations with Italy. -Trans Ocean.
NEW BANK OPENS
The
Perping Today.
China Feder
Bank opened for busmess
ing with appropr
The Bank chims that
hour, the sum of Hars was deposite
To-day, $3,000,000 of the new car rency
il be issued to the pu