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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH
1938.
Armed Nazis Openly Defy Austrian Troops
IN
"STATE OF ALARM" GRAZ INDICATION OF GRAVITY OF POSITION
Seyssinquart May Intervene Where Unrest Centres
Vienna, Mar. 1.
The authorities declared a state of alarm at Graz to-day where the Nazie mobilised armed formations awaiting a test of strength with the Government, and the arrival of Herr Seyssinquart, Minister of Internal Security and the Police.
ITALIAN PATRIOT-
POET DEAD Gabriele D'Annunzio,
Gabriele D'Annunzio, Hero Of Fiume
Mar, 1.
The famous Itolan poet, hovelist,
dramallst und
patriot, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, died here to-night at 9 o'clock, at tho nge of 74.--United Press.
U.S. Spending SHANGHAI
More Money MAIL TO BE On Dirigible CENSORED?
Big Sums To Be Voted
For Experiments With Weapons
Washington, Mar. 1.
The Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives to-day announced that it had earmarked U.
was now
for
Japanese Spokesman Denies Information
Shanghal, Mar. 2. Despite repeated statements by a Japanese spokesman that he had no information on the subject, reports persist that the
to
⚫ Gabriele D'Annunzio was created a S. $15,000,000 as an experimental Japanese authorities aro Prince in 1924. Bern at Pescara in fund to construct a dirigible about institute a censorship of mail 1664, he was the son of the Duchessa the size of the Los Angeles, which a matter within the next seven out of commission, | Maria Gallese di Roma. He
fucated at the College of Frato in
The committee has also earmarked of Rome.
Tuscany and later at the University
In 1898 lie became a member of the Hullun Chamber, and he served during the European War from 1915 to 1018, being wounded.
His first publication was "Primo
unill his death he was 'ʼn most pro- life writer, and became among the foremost of poets, novellstoTM and dramatists in Europe.
According to the Chinese $5,000,000 for experimental surface press, Japanese censor experts sea craft, and $7,000,000 for airships, have arrived in Shanghai from Tokyo, and aro already installed planes, air bembs and torpedoes.
experimental and training purposes. days.
At the same time the committee at the General Post Office where defeated Representative Ralph E. they are completing arrange- Church's demand that a commitice ments to begin their work.→→
report of the pacific' manoeuvres in which, It was reported, surface cratt had been proved vulnerable to air attack.
The authorities are keeping Herr Seyssinquart's vere In 1830, and from that time should be appointed to survey the Reuter. arrival secret, having learned that the Nazis planned to give the Minister an ovation.
Gabriele d'Annunzio was regarded
The committee also enlarged the
EXCHANGE Selling
It is reported that Herr Seyssinquart is already at Graz where, it is emphasised, Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg's by his friends as an adventurer and scope of the Bill in accordance with T.T. London orders to bàn demonstrations must be obeyed.--United Press.
Wild Greeting For Seyssinquart
Graz, Mar. 2. Twenty thousand Nazi men, attired in Brown shirts, marched through
Have streets to-day and wild greeting to Herr Seyssinquart, Kurt the
in Dr. Nazi minister Schuschnigg's Cabinet.
the
n
They shouted their slogan: "One people, one Reich!"
The Nazis openly defied the 0,000 Federal Government troops which have been poured Into the city.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the Graz. peasants are converging on Their arrival will certainly complicate the already nggravated situation.
the The Nazis congregated in
Herr await city's main square to
Seyssinquart's speech. But it could not be confirmed that he planned to
make any address.
has gone to Graz to put
Ostensibly he
stop to the
dangerous Nazis demonstrations.
The procession visited the home
of the local Nazi lender, Professor
where Herr
Armin Dadiue,
Seys-
sinquart, was
He
in conference. appeared at a window for hir an yellini: acknowledge the hour to troopers ovation. Follce and troops paraders.-- did not try to halt the United Press.
THREE HURT IN ROAD MISHAPS
A woman, Tam Fung-ying, was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital with head Injuries yesterday, after she had been knocked down .publle motor cur driven by
Tong-ping at Des Voeux Road Cen- tral,
by a
Pang
Was
A boy, Wong Shing, of Shanghal Street, was injured when he knocked down by moter bus No. 835 in Shanghai Street yesterday. He was taken to Kowloon Hospital.
Suffering a fractured thigh when he attempted to alight from a moving tramear in Des Voeux Road West near Western Street yesterday, Fung Kwok, 20, was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital.
FIGHTS' VICTIMS IN HOSPITAL
As a result of a fight with severnl unknown men in Rose Lane yester- day, a man, Hui San, 54, was ad- mitted to the Queen Mary Hospital with injuries to the neck and legs.
In another fight between villagers in Pokfulam, Ng Cheung, 54, and Cheung Hing, 35, were Injured in the head and legemand were also admitted to hospital for treatment.
WOMAN ADMITS OWNERSHIP OF LIQUOR STILL
Pleading guilty before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistrocy this morning on charges of possession of an unlicenced still in Fa Yuen fermenting of Street, possession
dutluble spirits, n materials and mater
led woman, Chan Kwal, 35, was married And a total of $133 or four months' Imprisonment.
Revenue Officer E. Warden sald that he raided the place on February gallons of 28, and found twenty fermenting material and 'four and a half gallons of dullable spirits, the defendant admitting ownership of the material,
When passing sentence, Mr. Barnett paid that as it was only a small still tie would fine defendant $50 or two months hard labour on the charge, $20 or one month second, the first and second sentences to run concurrently, and $63 or two months' imprisonument on the third.'
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· · RETURN - MARCII 10 His Excellency the Commander-in-" Chlofy Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, returns from. Singapore aboard bis Flagship, ILM.S." Cumberland, on #Marolt 13.
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a man of exolle tastes although the the suggestion for authorising the Demand world knew him as the hero of Navy to increase facilities of the T.T. Shanghai Flume. Undoubtedly he was Italy's naval yards to handle the programme. T.T. Singapore best known eccentric,
Т.Т. Јарал The committee met privately, and T.T India Historians of modern Italy belleve Mr. Carl Vinson predicted quick TT. USA. the strange little poet who lost his approval of its recommendations TT. Manila
World right eye during the
War despite Representative Church's de-T.T. Batavia could have led a successful March on mand for the navy to produce a com-
Bangkok of mittee to scrutinise a report of the Rome in 1019. In fact, many Fascism's
principles first were put feet mamoeuvres in the Pacific last. Salgon Into practice by d'Annunzio and his year in which bombers theoretically T.T. France
T.T. Germany United Switzerland Flume followers. At the time he demolished battleships. occupied Fiume the Italian govern-Press.
Australia ment was weak and the nation ready for a change as it was when Musso- lini ordered his legions to capture the Eternal City,
D'Annunzio lost his right eye while returning from a daring aerial bombardment of the Trieste ship- yards...
majority of d'Annunzio's works, was immediately placed on the Index by the Catholic Church.
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Rome, Mar. 2. According to a Reuter message, In 1928 he completed his novel Gabriele D'Annunzio died at his home IISIUNG HSI-LING COMMENDED titled "The Comrade Without Eye at Lake Garda, where he had lived! Lashes."
retirement since 1930,
His inst
Chungking, Mar. 2. A mandate of commendation was 9580 Working for eight years, he com-publle pronouncement was a letter to pleted another novel in 1935 titled the Minister of Propaganda, published issued by the National Government "One Hundred and a Hundred and In the Italian press yesterday, In yesterday for the late Mr. Hsiung 9289 Hundred and a Hundred Pages of which he announced he had con- Hal-ling in recognition of his efforts
Mr. Hsiung passed DX81 the Scertet Book of Gabriele structed a private cinema show of relief work.
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Hongkong as he "abominated away d'Annunzio Who Is Now Tempted to silent Die."
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