1938-04-11 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 11, 1938.

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AUSTRIA VOTES ANSCHLUSS NEARLY HUNDRED PER CENT. Less Than Ten Thousand People Say "No"

Berlin Opposition Greater Than Austrian

Vienna, To-day.

BOAT RACE RESULT CREWS WIN

Cannes, To-day. The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Crew's, competing against French crews in the open sea here yesterday, both gained triumphs.

Oxford defeated Lyons "easily, and Cambridge beat Toulouse by six lengths-Renter.

It is officially announced that 99.75 per cent. of voters in Austria voted in favour of anschluss with Germany in the plebiscite yesterday. Total votes cast in Austria were 4,283,712, of which

4,273,884 were "Yes," making the percentage station. 99.75.

In Berlin, of the votes counted by 9 o'clock last night, 9,589,045 voted "Yes," 91,429 “No,” and 15,231 were invalid.

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With characteristic Teutonic punctuality and tho-. roughness, the plebiscite proceeded smoothly and was virtually finished by midday, although the polling booths remained opened until 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

In nearly all towns queues were The ex-Chancellor, Dr. Schusch- formed before the booths were nigg, did not take part in the open, and by early afternoon al- plebiscite, since as a prisoner "in most everybody in the streets wore preventive custody," he could not a brass button presented at the visit the polling station. polling stations as evidence that the wearer had voted.

On the other hand, the ex-Federal President, Herr Miklas, cast his First result known was that of vote accompanied by all members the Austrians in Rhenish towns, of his family.-Trans-Ocean. where 990 voted "Yes" and only one "No."

First German result was zt Neuss, where 38,175 voted "Yes," 146 "no," and 19 invalid.

Similar results came in all day from all parts of the country. Reuter.

CARDINAL'S VOTE

Vienna, To-day.

The Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna cast his vote yesterday. On entering the polling booth, Cardinal İnnitzer gave the Nazi salute and exclaimed "Heil Hitler."

A member of the Hitler Youth pinned the Swastika badge on the Cardinal's hat, and Cardinal Innit- zer left the building with right arm upraised.

HITLER'S FINAL

NEW GERMAN RECORD

Berlin, To-day.

A new German record was estab- lished in yesterday's plebiscite in the number of votes cast.

It is estimated that almost 100 per cent of those entitled to vote, went to the polls.

The immense crush round the poll- ing booths in the early hours of the morning was the feature that struck observers in Berlin.

besieged by

The booths were huge crowds long before they were opened, and by midday 80 per cent. of those on the franchise lists in Berlin had recorded their votes.

The record speed in voting was in Thyrnau, in Bavaria, where the nuns of the Cisterican cloister had

VIENNA PLEBISCITE all voted by 8.10-am at a special

SPEECHE

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booth.

HITLER VOTES IN BERLIN

Herr Hitler himself voted in Berlin, where he arrived from Aus- I have proved through my life that tria at 1.25 p.m. by special train. I am more fitted to rule.

The Fuehrer voted in the booth-on EMI believe it was God's will that the railway station. Like all other one should go from here into the voters, he went into the booth with Reich, should labour there and his voting paper, marked it, placed finally do what I have done.

WISH GRANTED

it in an envelope

into an um held ou

in charge Youth

his badge ondo

show that he

“When Schuschnigg violated word, I felt that providence had called me and all that inspired me was the wish to destroy, like the Almighty, the oppressors, a ́ ́wish that was granted me. -ans- Ocean.

MINISTERS YOTI

Dr. Joseph Goebbels Minister), Herr Himmler (police

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ANNOUNCED BY ZEISS-INQUART

Vienna, To-day.

The result of the plebiscite in Austria was- announced by Dr. Zeiss-Inquart, Austrian Provincial Governor, in the Concert Hall, after which the Nazi regional lead- er, Herr Buerckel, in a broadcast

chief) and other prominent Nazis speech, referred to Herr Hitler's

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also recorded their votes on

Field-Marshal Goering voted

battery of press

the

war service as a despatch rider.

He said Herr Hitler to-day was despatch rider of the Almighty, in delivering His message to the Ger- Berlin to the sound of clicking of man people.

cameras. The Herr Hitler, replying by wireless Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribben-from the Chancellery in Berlin, trop voted at the same booth always said the result of the plebiscite used by the late President von Hin-surpassed everything he could pos- denburg.—Trans-Ocean.

sibly have hoped for. He was so happy over this final expression of German Austria's true will and the confidence placed in him by the whole German people, that he could not find words to express his

VIENNA COUNT

Vienna, To-day.

The counting of votes in Vienna (feelings. was completed shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

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"In this irrevocable unification of the German people I see the Trans-Ocean representative justification of all my efforts, and in this historic hour I offer from. and two foreign journalists, one the depth of my heart sincerest

one French, were British and

thanks to the whole German people, allowed to witness the counting of

and particularly my native. coun- a number of polling votes at

try." Reuter stations.

Results of the vote at these stations, which were chosen 2t random, were virtually identical

overwhelming majority im favour of anschluss.

WUHU ATTACKED

Shanghai, To-day, An unconfirmed report here In Austria, as in Germany proper, claims that Chinese guerillas are almost 100 per cent, of those en-hotly engaged with the Japanese titled to vote, did so. —- Trans- garrison at Wuhu.—Our Own Cor-

Ocean.

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