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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 28, 1989.

German Troops Marching Into Memel This Morning

LITHUANIANS

INCENSED:

JEWS IN FLIGHT

Memel, To-day.

German troops will enter Memel territory officially at eight o'clock this morning, though some con- siderable number of men have already crossed the frontier "for precautionary reasons." Shortly after the entry of troops, the battleship Deutschland, with the German Chancellor,

PACIFIC

ANSCHLUSS

OFFICIALLY

ANNOUNCED

Kaunas, To-day.

Dr. Neumann, leader of the Memel Názis, proclaimed the anschluss with Germany in the -Diet last evening, and announced he was sending a telegram of thanks to Hitler.

The first meeting of the newly- elected Memel Diet. closed with the singing of "Deutschland Über Alles."-Reuter.

Adolf Hitler, aboard, and other units of the ROME CALLING

German Navy will arrive in Memel.

Large demonstrations of the The cruiser was escorted by Memel German population are ex-fleet including cruisers and destroy- pected during the forenoon anders, and Hitler is expected to Hitler is expected to make a short rive in Memel harbour at 8 o'clock speech.

this morning.-Reuter,

There was a run on the banks in Kaunas yesterday, in· connection with the surrender of Memel to Germany. Shortly before · closing hours, official action was taken and payments out were restricted to small sums.

The run on the banks was chiefly the result of heavy demands by Jews and refugee Germans, who, significantly, aro leaving Lithuania as rapidly as facilities can be ob- tained.

JEWISH FLIGHT

1

TREATY SIGNED

Berlin, To-day.

A German-Lithuanian treaty was signed here last night. The treaty includes a non-agression agreement.-Reuter.

SUSPENDED

SENTENCE ON

ar-

stations for Latvia, HINES' ACCUSER

Railway Estonia and Finland, and even trains for Poland, were crowded yesterday with Jews and German refugees, who, in view of the fate of Czechoslovakia, apparently fear that German assurances will not protect Lithuania from absorption by the Reich.

In an official

communication to:|

300,000

TO THE COLOURS

Rome, To-day.

A new draft of recruits, estim- ated at 300,000, will be called to the colours this week.

Normally 200,000 men

called up each year.

are

Trained reserves to this latter number are expected to be releas- ed from

the colours as usual

about April 1.

DEFENCE CONFERENCE

London. To-day.

The United Kingdom representa-

tives at the coming Pacific Confer- ence in New Zealand on defence, were announced in the House of Commons yesterday by the Domin- ions Secretary, Sir Thomas Inskip.

They will be Sir Harry Batter bee (United Kingdom High Com-· missioner in New Zealand), Sir Harry Luke (Governor of Fiji), Vice-Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin (of the Commonwealth Naval |Board), who will represent the Home Government, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore and Major- General P. J. Mackesy, Reuter.

EGYPTIAN PROTEST TO ITALY

Cairo, To-day. The Egyptian Government de- Reason for the increase in this cided yesterday to address a pro- year's draft is said to be the in-test to the Italian Government clusion of recruits who were un- regarding the concentration of fit in previous classes.

troops on the Egyptian frontier with Libya..

ACCUSER Italy has also called to the

New York, To-day.

Colours a substantial number of technicians. Reuter.

Conversations had taken place on Tuesday between the Italian Minister and the Egyptian au- thorities regarding the extent of

for it. - Trans-Ocean.

Harry Schoenhaus, who turned BIG U.S. ORDER FOR the concentration and the reasons

State's Evidence in the first trial of Jimmy Hines, the notorious rac- keteer, was yesterday given sus- the Lithuanian press, the Govern-pended sentence of two years.

refusal to accept Richard "Dixie" Davis, who would have re- also turned States Evidence, was sulted in German military occupa- given a year but receives credit for 170 days served in the Tombs

Reuter. Prison last year.

ment says that Germany's terms

tion.

The Lithuanian public is never- theless incensed at developments and several minor incidents have occurred.

SPECIAL LAW

In consequences of the unrest, a special law "for defence of the State has been proclaimed in all districts of Lithuania.

A Lithuanian delegation com- posed of the Foreign Minister, Dr. Urbaye, the Minister Lozoraitis," and two high permanent officials, left for Berlin by plane yesterday afternoon to discuss the details arising from Lithuania's surrender. of Memel to Germany and Ger- many's 、 promises of economic facilities in the port of Memel..

Kaunas The German Minister accompanied the Mission. — Trans- Ocean and Reuter.

HITLER SAILS

Berlin, To-day.

his

Hitler___ boarded a cruiser at Swindmuende yesterd for vialt to Memali preferring to travel

sea instead obst

am not quite so sure," la the title of a lecture that Professor de Richenau, Ph.D., will deliver to- night at 6 p.m. at the lodgeroom of the local Theosophical Society (1B Chater Road). The lecture is free and all interested are welcome,

See!

PLANES

New York, To-day. They Navy Department has awarded the Consolidated Aircraft

aero-

Corporation a contract for planes and spare parts totalling | nearly $5,000,000-Reuter.

ARAB SHOP STRIKE

:

Jerusalem, To-day.

LAST ACT IN LONG FARCE

London, To-day. The board set up under the non- intervention agreement regarding All Arab shops in Jerusalem, down its organisation, and obser- the Spanish civil war is closing

Jaffa and Lydda were closed yes- terday as protest against the Bri-vers, both on sea and land, are tish Palestine proposals. Reuter, being dismissed. Reuter.

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