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HITLER MARCHES INTO AUSTRIA
NAZIS INSTALLED IN Britain, France Protest To Berlin
KEY CABINET POSTS WITH THREAT OF WAR
German Troops Cross Frontier After Delivery Of Ultimatums To Schuschnigg Government
Munich, Mar. 11.
It is learned that German troops marched in close formation across the frontier and into Austria at several points at.10 p.m. last night.-Reuter.
GERMAN PLANES OVER VIENNA
London, Mar. 11.
It is reliably reported that German war planes demonstrated over Vienna last night.-Reuter.
TROOPS ENTER SALZBURG
Vienna, Mar. · 11.
An unconfirmed report states that German troops have already marched into Salzburg and other Austrian frontier towns.
The Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, has announced his resignation and the plebiscite, which was to have tested the popularity of the Government and the will of the Austrian people for its continuance in office, has been postponed under pressure.
It is confidently expected here that Herr Seyss-Inquart, the Nazi Minister for Internal Security, recently appointed, will become Austria's Chancellor.
A statement that Herr Adolf Hitler threatened the armed invasion of Austria was made to-night by Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg. He was speaking over the radio..
He added that the German ultimatum had demanded the resignation of the Austrian Cabinet and the appoint- choice. Government of Herr Hitler's ment of a President Wilhelm Miklas then ordered Dr. von Schuschnigg to "yield to force."
announced
Dr. von Schuschnigg's resignation was immediately afterwards. The Chancellor confirmed he was forced to resign because Herr Hitler threatened the armed invasion of Austria.
to force.
He added that Herr Miklas had ordered him to yield Germany, he said, had demanded the replacement of the Cabinet by one of Herr Hitler's choice.
"Thus I take my leave of the Austrian people," the Chancellor concluded.-Reuter.
3-Hours Time Limit
To Ultimatum
BAVARIAN DIVISIONS MOBILISE
Action Follows Seyss-Inquart's Call For Help
UNGARY
ABOVE-Map showing
the
frontiers of Austria with her neighbouring countries.
LEFT.-Dr. Arthur von Seyss- Inquart, who has replaced Herr von Schuschnigg as Chancellor of Austria, He txa Viennese lawyer who two years ago was working with the Nazis, and was appointed under the agreement of July, 1936, "concllator" to remove the bitter feeling left after the Nazi nasassination of the then Chancellor, Dr. Dollfuss. He has always' been an open parisan of the polley of ending Austria's independence through nu "Anschluss" or custome union with Germany. He first came Into prominence in the current erists, when he was appointed on to avination by Herr Hitler control Austrian Police and Security Services on February 10, last.
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NAZIS JUBILANT AS FATHERLAND FRONT YIELDS TO PRESSURE
(Special to "Telegraph”)
Vienna, Mar. 12. In the most dramatic move he has made in five dramatic years as Chancellor of the German Reich, Adolf Hitler to-night sent German troops goose-stepping into Austria, seized control of the Government, and installed Herr Arthur Seyss-Inquart, his Nazi lieutenant for Austria, as leader of a new regime.
Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, the Catholic leader who took over the Chancellorship nearly four years ago when Nazis assassinated Engelbert Dollfus in an attempted putsch, made one last broadcast to the nation in which he said simply:
Dr.
joined
Herr
Berlin, Mar. 12. "We yield to violence." The Reich Government An- nounced to-night that
Boluschnigg Herr Seysa-Inquart in ordering Austria's Austria by virtue of a Nazi coup, troops coming over the border. Seyss-Inquart, Chancellor of little army not to resist the German had asked Germany to dispatch troops over the border to
pre- serve peace and order.
STOP PRESS "considers its task
the re-
CHINA'S COURAGE
SURVIVES
Nation Has Rallied Since Disaster At Nanking Shanghai Editor
NEIGHBOUR. STATES OF AUSTRIA HASTEN TO GUARD FRONTIERS
France Rushes to Solidify Cabinet Under M. Blum
London, Mar. 12.
Great Britain and France, bulwarks of democracy in western Europe, lodged vigorous protests to-night with the German Government for its use of "coercion" to force a Nazi regime on Austria.
A terse Foreign Office statement 'said:
"On the instructions of the Government, the Ambassador in Berlin with reference to the contents of the second German ultimatum, to-night registered a protest in the strongest terms against such use of coercion backed by force against an independent state, in order to create a situation incompatible with its national indepen- dence,"
The statement pointed out in various terms that such actions as Germany's could easily create a situation of the "gravest" nature whose issue it would be impossible to foretell
DRIVING FINISHES
AT VALLEY
Miss Scott Harston's Araxy First In Opening Event
The French Foreign Office an- nouncement, in almost identical terms, said:
"On the instructions of the French Government, tho Ambassador In Berlin formulated a most energetic protest at the use of measures of coercion tending to force on an in- dependent nation a situation incom- patible with its national Independ- ence. The Ambassador stressed. that such action must necessarily entail grave repercussions, the con sequences of which cannot be fore- scen," the French statement con- cluded.-United Press.
DENY MOBILISATION
Prague, Mar. 12. In spite of the cold, a large crowd
The Czecho-Slovakian Cabinet was was present at Happy Valley this afternoon for the First Extra Race hurriedly called into extraordinary developments, which pollucal circles Meeting of the Hongkong Jockeys today to discuss the Austrian fear may entail grove future troubles By kind permission of the Officer corumanding, the band of the Royal
for Czecho-Slovakia. Scots was in attendance and rendered
Club.
selections
Miss Pamela Scott, Harston won
the first race of the day, the "Hay
and Corn" Stakes, with Araxy, which finished a neck in front of Mor's Adventure. Lucky Eleven was only Fourteen a neck behind the latter.
ponies started for the race.
BOLTS, BUT WINS Handicap Eve caused a surprise in the second race, The Lofterers Stakes,
for jockeys who have not won ten
The General Star denied that the army was being mobilised, but said that frontier guards were being re-
inforced to prevent the illegal entry
of refugees.
It was reported here that refugees were swarming into Bratislava, on the Austro-Czecho-Slovakian border, 35 miles east of Vienna.United Press,
REINFORCING FRONTIER
Zurich, Mar. 12. Switzerland to-night reinforced its
races anywhere at any time. The pony bolted before the start and garrison at Luzienstelg, and its fron- weat a complete round in spite of tier fortifications along the moun- the efforts of mafoos to stop it. Unainous Austrian border, fearing an affected by this
this run, Handicap Eve influx of anti-Nazi refugees and pos went on to win the race by a short sible border rioting-United Pren, head from Lancashire Lass! Il pald
HASTEN RECONSTRUCTION $61.00 for a win..
Paris, Mar. 13. While the Qual d'Orsay to-night was protesting in strongest terms the
"coercion" German
Austria,
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It was reported here that the Ger- #gymbolle oc- man advance was a cupation" carried out by an entry at Rohrbach near the point where the "The provisional Austrian
German, Austrian and Czechoslovak!- an borders join. Naal crowds Hood government," Herr Seyag the stresia to cheer the fieldgray Inquart telegraphed Herr Hitler, column, and there was no resistance. Fuchrer of the Third Reich, Reports from the fronter
which could not immediately be establishment of peace and order crossed the border at various points verified, said that other units had in Austria, and directs me in Tirol and Salzburg. urgently to request support in this task in order to avoid blood-
Vienna Turns Nazi shed.
The Deutches Nachrichten Buera, official German - news agency, ITALY BUSY WITH
"Therefore I ask Gerinany speedilynounced
like that "Vienna,
all to dispatch troops." INTERNAL REFORM
Austria, became National Socialist att
Offers Opinion Meanwhile, despite official denials, ten o'clock last night." Rome, Mar. 12, there are Indications that the Ger- Germany. Behind
A second army was mobilising in the Austro- The Fascist Grand Council has man divisions stationed in Bavaria Bavarian froniler, thirty governors, who came at the head of been in session some time and it was are being mobilised, and foreign thousand members of the Austrianling so," Mr. Randail Gould, editor nat won. To be ridden by Jockers who Fresh from four daya at Hankow Berond $200. Third $150. For Chin deputation.
to forty where he had gone to "aso behind the Pontes, bona fide Drifting of this Besson.
· All representatives
thought
considering the circles In Berlin believed that of foreign
it Was
Legion, exiles from their country Dowers were informed of the German Austrian situation. It is announced, formation of a new legislative body, known as the Chamber of Fasel and
in the army, telephoned Berlin to present Chamber of Deputies.
Prior to the postponement of the ultimatum ploblarite, the German made no direct mention of the possibility of milliary action, but threatened that some decisive decl- - sion would emerge out of another session of the Reichstag which Herr Adolf Hitler was ready to convoke.
It is Iparned that the ultimatum was brought by Herr Gaullter Burckel, one of the Nazi provincial
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in the 1914 putsch, prepared to return week before returning to the desk Evo's HANDICAP EVE, 151 insi
Mercury is now in Hongkong for a triumphant
(Yeung Wing-shing) from which he has scarcely absented Gordor LANCASHIRE LASI, OL IDE Corporations, which will replace the Munich, who never before had servod | marchal coup, backed by the bla himself for a day in three years.
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Four. Starteraj
time limit for compliance.
Warned Against
Resistance
shadow of doubt,
The United Press correspondent in nome ilme to-day in a
14 Vienna. The guns, the planes, and the reborn of the Third Reich, silmaxed a week
It will consist of 600 members and my: comes into existence on March 28,
Hery Seyia-Inquart, in a broadcast 1939.
the Austrian people "The Grand Council meets again at tast-resistance to the 10 p.m.-"Reuter Wiklinikzcheddidinto
(Further Stop Press News On
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"I must quit work. I have been army flat and bloodshed Chinese resistance has by no means called to the colours.”
The Deutsches Nachrichten Buero, throughout Austria in which Dr. broken down. "My impression is that official news agency, announced that Schuschalga, monarchist himself, they have definitely had a bad time the Austrian army and pollee, in row struggled for a plebiscite, originally in the fairly recent past especially had a volt against Chancellor Kurt von scheduled for next fond in which the tail of Nankings, which w wha Schuschnig's attambled coup, had
of
| France moved toward a Government of "National Union" designed to end the parliamentary crisis and enable the nation to present a united front in troubled Europe.
M. Leon Blum, the popular Social- ist leader who is struggling to form a cabinet
to succeed the wrecked Government of M. Camille Chau- (Continued on Page 7.)
Dalai Lama's Reincarnation Now in Doubt.
Hankow, Mar. 12. Pending further inquiry, Chung- king Buddhist circles are aceptical of the report claiming the discovery the reincarnation of the Dalai Lamaj.
Apparently some of the papers cân-l fused;"the story ofthe discoveren