ITALIANS REFUSE TO ACT
Hitler Justifies
Invasion In Letter To Rome
Rome, Mar. 12.
The Fascist Grand Council to-day approved the rejection of the French request for concerted acilon to pre- vent German penetration into Aus tria. The decision is regarded as an indication that Italy will preserve an attitude of strict neutrality in the Austrian crisis.
it is reported that the French note was delivered yesterday.
Some Italian circles have viewed with increasing interest the arrival of⚫ German trodph on the Austro- Italian border. Most of the German frontier guards have been withdrawn from Innsbruck,
It is stated that the withdrawal is an indication that Hitler wished to relleve tension which might have been aroused by penetration across the adjacent borders.-United Press.
ITALY'S FUTURE
Rome, Mar. 11. The Fascist Grond Counell during discussed three four meeting whether to maintain the powerful Rome-Berlin Axis, or whether to fulni its pledges to Austria
the Rome protocols.
under
Observors believe that either choice wil deelde Italy's future in Europe. As far as can be learned Wis reached-United
no
Press.
decision
MUSSOLINI KEPT INFORMED
Rome. Mar. 12.
It is now announced that a special afternoon -envoy late yesterday
brought Signor Mussolini a letter from Herr Hitler Informing 11 Duce of Germany's intentions in connec- tion with Austria,
A Foreign Office spokesman stated. hat "this will dispose of the ill- circulating intentionel rubiour
abroad that Italy was not informed in advance of yesterday's events."
Authoritative circles state that the coming!
into power of the Nazis in Austria has been considered inevit- able for some time, and had became a necessity.
The Schuschnigg Government had never made any request to Italy re- garding the plebiscite.
Meanwhile, Rome is maintaining contact with Berlin-Reuter.
HITLER JUSTIFIES ACTION
Hitler's feller to Mussolini mude three points,
Firstly, his action in Austrin was only to be regarded us in act of legitimate national defence "which any man, of character would have done. You too, Your Excellency could not have acted differently if the destiny of Italians had been ut
Aty," "ál ̈a' critical hour for
I demonstrated to you the "Don't strength of my sentiments. doubt that in future. Also nothing will be changed in this respect." (The reference is to Germany's abstention from the sanctions com-
paign)
Thirdly "Whatever may be the consequence of roming events, I have drawn a definite German frontier with Franeo and I now trace one equally definite with Italy. It is at Brenner. This decision will never be touched or questioned. I did not take this decision in the year 1938, but immediately after the end of the Great
War."
Hller's letter was read by Signor Dino Alfieri.. Minister of Popular Culture, to 300 journalists.
Signor Alfieri sold that the Fascist Grand Council had noted that the Austrian Government had not in- formed the Italian
Government of the Berchtesgaden agreement and the decisions which followed It.
However, the Italian Government had decided not to interfere in any way in the internal polities of Aus- trin.
Not only was the pleableite, unexpectedly called by Schuschnigy, not suggested by the Italian Gov- ernment, but the Government de- finitely advised against it as soon as it received the news.
WISHES OF THE PEOPLE Signor Alfieri added: "The Grand Council considers that what has hop- pened in Austria is the result of state of affairs already existing and
of the Austrian
as an open
ment and salon of the senti-
people which are shown in no un- certain manner by the imposing publle demonstration with which the events have been greeted.”
pled "
The Grand Council also takes note of the rejection by the Fascist Government of the invitation from France for concerted action, which, being without basis and almi, would only have had the effect of making the International situation more dit- Acult. The Council, approves the Hina of palley pdopted by the Fascist Government towards the events In Austria, a policy inspired by a realis tie appreciation if the situation in relation to the interests of the Italian nation." Reister.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH
***London Summing-up of the Spring Fashion Shows by Robb and Lucy Milner
Round flat pillbox, slightly deeper
at the back than the front, made of hyacinth bite
Worn crepe. titted forward, trimmed with two big bunches of blue and white flowers. From Suzu.
Erik's flat, piate-like straw, alight- ly turned up at the edges of the brim, carrying a whole black crow on the top. Held on by a narrow band of ribbon running under the hair at the back.
Goodbye
Curving brim in navy blue Baku straw, dipping back and front to follow the line of the head, Crown is made of big, clustered, white pansies, centred with.orange, piled up towards the back of the head.
to
high crowns
Sports hat in cherry red. feit, with a brim which dips the back and
at curues down Quer the eyes in front." Crown ta split into Iwo peaks,
which carry the line p and forward.
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Suzy makes this hat in coarse, ridged, claret- coloured straw, with a flat brim curving inwards at the edge and a tiny narrowing crown of royal blue crepe. Top of the crown was straw again, finishing in a blue stalk.
ffield:
Showing the variations
that can be played on the Breton theme. Stiff stand- up brim of white gros- grain, quilted with bluc stitching, put on a crown is bound with blue rib. bon. Suzy,
You'll have six shapes
to choose from
ATS have climbed down and trimmed with bows and veils of sitif net. Excellent with fallor- this season. Instead of mades. trying to make crazy effects BRETONS some of them per- on their own, they are de- fectly round and classical, some with signed for their proper job, higher on one side than the other the sweep of the upturned brim tar which is to suit, shade, and They are often made in two materiais show off our faces.
and two colours; brims of straw, crowns of grosgrain. Also very gond The general line can be for wearing with sults, and becoming described as flat and rising; if you can take the off-the-face line..
CROWNLESS BRIMS softly cur- ving to follow the lines of your head (you see one here in picture 3), and Alled in with clusters of big flowers. Charmingly feminine,
SPORTS HATS made of light felts, with brims which dip
both front and back, reaching sometimes almost to the nape of your neck al the back. With crowns which are
split and often two-pcaked. With no bond of petersham.
sort of trimming except perhaps a
EACH of these hats is as smart,
рарег.
as new, ns the olher, One
that's to say, crowns are shal- PLATES with big flat brims, and thing they have in common is that low, brims wide, flat, turned up no crowns to speak of. They hardly they are all worn tilted forward, at the edges.
touch your head anywhere, but are shading your face. Newest straws held on with scarves or ribbons of are coarse, woven, and platted; But there are so many varia- course vells knotted
at the back. there's one made our
of silver Itions on this that you can't pick They take their trimming on the top on any one particular type as be--bird wings, large clustered flowers,
Trimmings vary from wings, birds ing the 1988 hat. All the bet- even fruit. Good for balancing the
full-skirted afternoon heads, even whole birds, to big life- ter for us, of course.
like imitations of flowers, ribbon You will width of the
streamers, and stiff bows and veils be able to choose between:-
CLOCHES but not the face-ex- of net. Colours pick up the tints of the new frocks, all shades of reds POATERS with squared, shal tinguishers of ten years ago. These
and blues, black white and egg-yolk low crowns and sun, thick have round, dipping brims softly
yellow. brims, made of course plaited straw shading your eyes.
MISSIONS BOMBED
irocks,
Kingston, Ontario, told me her story: trench was something which looked "My sister Miss Pearl Reid, who came like white gas. Coming out from the from Kaifeng to help me, and Mr. hole we felt queer. We telegraphed and Mrs. J. W. Lindbeck, of Nebraska, to the American Consul in Hankow. who left Loyung to come here be-The damage done was $2,000. Only cause they thought it safer, were in three panes of glass were not shat- the house about 8.45 in the morning tered."
when I heard an alarm and hurriedly Asked why she was staying with Women Tell Of dressed. I had just returned from Bessie Rold, Mrs. Lindbeck replied; morning prayer and watched the "So that we can help the people in the Great Ordeal. planes overhead. I was standing time of the city's occupation. We alone by the wall. It all happened so would not stay just for the properly. The United Press adds that 'Hitler
quickly--I heard a thud on the other It is strange that all three places recalled that whon Dollfusa Was
Chiengchow, Honan, Mar, 12. assassinated, Germany, mobilised on
From the wreckage of a Felping side of the wall, then dust and sow where foreigners are living were hit, the Austrian border and Italy warn-
A "fasting campaign" in which Hankow raliway station into the foll on my head, I popped into but it is still kind of lucky that they ed that Italian troops: would cross students sacrificed their lining and gloomlest ruck streets in this once small trench and then heard the whiz were not hurt. I believe that the
of bomb which fall on the yard," attack was accidental," the border a German
entered assisted in other manner to secure thriving junction city, which at pre- Austria.
funds, organised by the Hongkong went only comes to life at night time, Mrs. Lindbeck took up the story In the Italian Catholle Mission Chi- owaver, it is understood that Students Rellet, Association on March, I stepped to day to and that every hare and said:" "My husband and rese refugees were killed when Dom
and Pearl Reid were in the house directly struck the trench, but the However,
· Ifoly's
10, 11 and 12, resulted in the collec mission, had been botbed. DANA position is based on present
On February 14 the American Free When we heard a terrifle Fush of forelmer were not hurt a note whereby, Mussolini: is suppos Uon of $4,782.18.
Methodist was bombed and the Italian wind and horrid whistling, then it is hated that the Calholle Mission Catholic Mission on March 8, writes crash and it was all over. The house is very close to thr Mr. Jack Belden; the United Pressented to heave up. We grabbed our Methodist Mission correspondent; corts and rushed into the trench. We unimportant Barrack Beside a 12-foot crater eight yards led to Bassle that the house find Baptist Malon“ reka from her house bila Bessie Reid of been truck. Emerging from the objectives United INVAL
ed to have agreed not to interfere The entre proceeds will be dovoled with Hiller's peaceful penetration in to the purchase of rain coats and Central Europea
winter clothes for the Chinese sold ary, communiqué, slates that lers. It les understood that during the troops, are frasi campaign 400 students participated
in the collection of funds....
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