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VIRTUAL UNION OF AUSTRIA AND GERMANY Terms Of New Pact Unofficially Disclosed

NORTH POLE

RESCUE PLANE IN MISHAP

Moscow, To-day.

The airman Cherevitchy, who

cuing ice breakers to fly over the Papinin expedition, himself had to be rescued by another plane yesterday.

FRANCO REPLY NOT

Hitler Nears Achievement Of Greatest Ambition SATISFACTORY

Paris, To-day. “

London, To-day. The British Government has a reply from General received Franco upon the representations made regarding the recent air attack on the British steamship Aleira. The note is now under examination-British Wireless.

flew a plane off one of the res- Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, the Austrian Chancellor, is stated in Berlin to have accepted in his talks with Herr Hitler at Berchtesgaden, according to the Berlin correspondent of the Havas Agency, conditions by which Nazis will be given more posts in the Austrian Cabinet and commanding positions in the Fatherlanded in London, says the "News Chro- Front.

He had made a forced landing be tween two ice floes.

The ice breaker Tamyr will sal- vage the plane, which had to be abandoned.

Members of the Papinin.. North, Pole expedition will not be evacuat- ed from their drifting ice floe by plane but by the ice breaker Jermak,

London, To-day. General Franco's answer to the British protest against attacks on

British shipping, has been receiv

nicle," and is being examined.

The paper says that the note contains numerous points which

cept as satisfactory.

which is expected to reach the scien-Austria, says the correspondent, will re-align her the British Government cannot ac-

policy towards the League of Nations with that

tists next Tuesday,

BAD WEATHER

General Franco expressed re-

of Germany, and will sign the Anti-Comintern grets, however, and gave assuran-

Pact.

this effect. Traps-

DIET CONVOKED

1

'This decision was reached be- tween M. Papinin and the rescue ships, as not only is there insuffi- cient space in the plane but wea- Herr Hitler is also planning anclaration to

customs unión, Ocean. ther conditions are against imme-Austro-German diate departure.

to be achieved by progressive re- The ice breaker Taimyr will at-duction of tariffs, while the Aus-

Vienna, To-day. tempt to get nearer the scientists trian and German currencies will

The Austrian Federal Diet has in order to be ready for all be linked with a view to ultimate emergencies. -Trans-Ocean.

introduction of a common mone-been convoked for Thursday, Feb- tary system............

ruary 24, according to prèsé re

In addition, the German public ports.

The Diet will hear the statement works programme, notably build- ing of trunk roads, will be ex-of the Chancellor, Dr. Kurt von

on his talks

CLOUDY WEATHER tended to Austria, and Austrian Schuschnigg,

workless will be employed in Ger-Herr Hitler. Trans-Ocean The Royal Observatory reports many. Reuter. that there is little chance in the China anticyclone; pressure

FREEING OF

highest to the north of the Yangtsé POLITICAL

Valley

The depression which is now of PRISONERS

great intensity has moved. north-

ward to Hokkaido.

· Forecast:-N. E. winds,

derate; cloudy generally.

Mo-

Vienna, To-day-

M. PONCET AT

with

ces that the necessary steps would be taken to prevent repetition of such incidents.-Trans-Ocean.

TOKYO PROTEST TO MOSCOW

Tokyo, To-day. Another strong protest has been lodged by the Japanese For- eign Offee with the Soviet Em- bassy here,

This new protest is in connec- tion with the alleged ill-treatment of Koreans in Russia,

Japan alleges that Koreans living on the Siberian border have been expelled from their

terior. Our Own Correspon- dent.

WILHELMSTRASSE homes and driven into the in-

Berlin, To-day.

Release of political prisoners The French Ambassador in under the amnesty granted by Berlin, M. Francois Poncet, paid

the Austrian Government has his first official call on the new COAL THEFT

already begun.

Foreign Minister Herr Joachim Yesterday large crowds assembled von Ribbentrop, yesterday.

JAPANESE CLAIM outside the prisons of Vienna to

Shanghai To-day. Japanese military quarters claim that Japanese troops have gained a decisive victory on the Yellow River.

They claim that 80,000 Chinese troops are in danger of being cut -off: Trans-Ocean.

welcome the liberated men, who were greeted by relatives.

According to French and German official circles, all, international pro blems concerning the two- countries were discussed.

It is denied that Austria was the

Sentence of three months hard lar bour was tmposed on Lee Wang at the Central Magistracy when he pleaded guilty to stealing a typewriter valued at $150 from the Nethersole Hospital. Inspector Kirby said that the de- fendant walked into the matron's room and took the machine away. He was

There are 510 political prisoners in Vienna, and the police have been instructed to expedite their release.

The amnesty warns the released express purpose of the call, though arrested at the entrance of a pawn the Austro-German agreement shop. He had eight previous convic- prisoners that they must refrain

tione edly came up for discussion. from all political activities.

g-Ocean.

The prisoners must sien.

* Defendant was also placed police supervision for two years.

under