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CABLES

TUESDAY,

HITLER VOTES AT RAILWAY STATION AS BERLINERS THRONG CITY BOOTHS

Anschluss Day In Berlin

Berlin, April 11.

At the plebiscite on the apsch lass and the simultaneous Reich- stag-election, held throughout Germany yesterday, a new nation- al record of the numbers voting was established, according to re- ports received up to 7 p.m. last night.

A LANDSLIDE!

Berlin, April 11.

The unofficial final result of the plebiscite in Germany and Austria is as follows:--- Number of votes cast, 49,326,–

191...

"Yes" votes, 48,799,269′′ “No7 votes, 453,180, " Invalid, 75.342, The percentage is 99.08 per cent-(Renter).

VIENNA VOTES

Opinion is that the total Votes cast will almost be 100 per cent "yes" Almost 100 per cent of

Vienna, April 11. those entitled to vote went to the The counting of votes at the polls the only exceptions ap- various polling stations In Vienna parently being people who hap-was completed shortly after 5 pau.. pened to be 1 and had not been yesterday... able to obtain any ballot paper.

The 3.000 polling stations in Berlin were besieged with crowd of voters long before they opened

at 8 am,

Transocean's representative and two foreign Journalists one British and one French-were allowed to witness the counting of votes at

APRIL 12, 1938.

LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

Hitler Thanks PUBLIC AUCTION.

The People

* Vienna, April 13. / The result of the plebiscite in Austria was announced by Dr. Arthur. Seyss-Inquart at a concert hall here.

Vienna. April 10.. The total votes cast in Austria was 4,283,712, of which 4.273,884 were cast in favour of the ansch- luss, making a percentage of 99.75. Later, in a broadcast speech from Buerckel, Dr. Seyss-Inquart referred to Herr Hitler's war ser- vice as a dispatch rider.

HE Undersigned have received: THE

instruction's

TO SELL BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

ON

WEDNESDAY, the 13th APRIL, 1938

Commencing at 10.30 a.m.

At their SALES ROOM, 4 DUDDELL STREST

"Hitler today is a dispatch rider almighty." said the Austrian

A Floe Selection of Swatow Chancellor, "who is delivering his

Drawn Work, Blk and Linen Goods, " message to the German people."

Replying by wireless. from the Lace Table Cloths, Table Sets, Bed Chancellery in Berlin. Herr Hitler Spreads, Runners. Handkerchiefs.

a number of polling stations. The said the result of the plebiscite Silver "Ware, Lacquer, Porcelain Record speed in voting was es results of the votes at these pol-surpassed everything he could pos-and Peking Glass Ware, Carpets tablished by the nuns of the Cising stations, which were chosen sibly have hoped for and that he and Sundries, etc., etc, tercian cloister at Thyrnau, in at random, were virtually identical, was so happy over this final ex-j Bavaria, who at their own wish that is, the overwhelming majority had been allowed to vote at at the votes cast were "Yes" and station of their own. By 8.10 a.m. only a few votes, between Ave and that is ten minutes after voting eight, had answered the question began, all the 53 nuns had voted in the negative, while between Ave ***Yes."

and ten other voters were invalid.

The Arst large, place to close ita

doors because all those entitled Practically the entire population of Vienna took part in the plebis- elte. It is believed that about 98

to vote had done BO," was the mountain resort Frauenwald, in Thuringia. There were altogether 800 on the list entitled to vote and all 800 voted bý 9 o'clock.

To the astonishment of Berlin- ers, Chancellor Adolf Hitler voted in the Reichs capital, which he reached at 1.25 p.m. by special train from Vienna. The Fuehrer voted at a booth in the railway station.

Percent of the votes cast_in_this city ceat "No" votes and one per cent

were "Yes"

votes, one per

invalid-(Transocean),

11.

SCHUSCHNIGG

KEEPS OUT .. ·

Vienna, April 10. The former Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Kurt von Schuschnigg, did not Like all other voters, he went take part in the plebiscite yester-. into the booth. with his voting tay since his status as a prisoner paper, marked It as required. in "preventive custody" · forbade

placed it in the envelope and

dropped it into the um held out him to visit any of the public vot-

ing stations. by the officer in charge.

*

On the other hand, ex-President. Miklas recorded his vote, follower

members of his family. Cardinal Innitzer cast his vote

the Stubenhastel district.— Transocean).

A member of the Hitler Youth then pinned an election badge on the Fuehrer's car to show that he had voted. This metal badge shows the Fuehrer's head and un-n derneath the words: "One People, one Reich, one Fuehrer."

After Hitler had recorded - hla vote, Dr. Josef Geobbels and other state official who had returned from Vienna at the same time also voted,

+

TEUTONIC PUNCTUALITY ..

Berlin, April 10. WYLD characteristic Teutonic punctuality and thoroughness, the plebiscite proceeded smoothly today Rudolf Hess, the Fuehrer's. De-and had virtually finished by puty, who had arrived from Vien-midday, although the polling na half an hour earlier, also voted booths remained open until 5 p.m. In the station.

The first results known were Stormed by cameramen, Meld from Austrian and Rhenish towns, Marshal Hermann Goering voted where 99 per cent, voted "Yes," at the polling station in the and one per cent. "No.- Mauerstrasse, the banking quarter, The first German résults came of Berlin,

from Neuss and west Dusseldorf, Foreign Minister von Ribben-where 38,175 voted "Yes," 145 voted trop. Belchs Minister Dr. Frick."No," and 19 votes were invalid, Minister Meissner and Ambassador | (Reuter). von Papen all voted at the sam

Berlin, April 10. polling station as formerly always : Votes counted up to 9 p.m. show used by the late President" „von | 9,589,045 "Yes." 91,429 “No," and Hindenburg--(Transocean).

15,231 invalid.--(Reuter).

CHINESE THANK LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

Grateful For Relief Efforts

London, April 11.

Pression of Germany's and Aus- tria's true will and conidence that he could not find words to express his feelings..

In this irrevocable unification of the German people, I see justi- ifcation of all my efforts, and in this historic hour I offer from the depth of my heart my sincerest thanks to the whole German peo- ¡ple, particularly-my-native-coun-

try."(Reuter).

DALADIER HEADS NEW CABINET

FACING SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES

Paris, April 10..

On VIEW from TUESDAY, the 12th APRIL 1938.

TERMS:--CASH ON DELIVERY Catalogues will be issued.

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

CANTON RAID DEATH ROLL MOUNTING

Dead Feared To Exceed 200

Canton, April 11. The death roll in yesterday's

M. Edouard Daladier, vice-Pre- Japanese bombing here is mount- mier in M. Leon Blum's Cabinet,ing as charred. corpses are still which recently resigned, has form being discovered this morning. ed a Cabinet with himself as Pre- It is believed that 450 people mier and Minister of National De- were in the factory at the time of fence. M. Camille Chautemps as the bombing, of which two-thirds Vice-Premier and M. Georges Bon-were women with their children. net as Foreign Minister.

The walls of the 'factory col- lapsed like card houses.

Although the building adjoin- Ing the tactory was comparative- M. Daladier faces very seriously undamaged, there was a ter- foreign and internal situations.rible loss of Uves caused by the in- Cash is running short and by the (cendiary nature of the bombe.. third week of April the Govern- It is feared that the total, dead ment, having borrowed to the legal is over 200.---(Beuter). limit from the Bank of France, will launch a loan of 15,000,000,000 francs.

Radical-Socialists predominate in the new government.

even

GENERAL YU INDIGNANT

Canton, April, 11. In an interview with the Central Social difficulties creater, with the wave of strikes News today, General Yu Han-mou, rising and engineers threatening Commander-in-Chief of the 4th Route Army, declared that yester- a general strike.

M. Daladier has decided that day's "Japanese bombing of Bat- factories must be cleared, it pos- kwan, in which no less than 300 persons were either killed or sible, without clashes, but if per- suasion falls all workers will be mutilated, will only give further called to

the colours and the impetus to the Canton populace to Government will fix the hours of strengthen their air defence and

INNER COMMITTEE

Kwangtung National Détence Boads.

BRITISH ARMY work and rates of pay-(Reuter), to push further the sale of the OFFICER SHOT

Paris, April 11. The General showed profound One of the features of the new indignation at the ruthless and DEAD IN JAPAN Government is the inner commit- Indiscriminate bombing of Salkwan

Attacked By Native Companion while Skiing.

tee of six members-M. Daladier, which is a non-military district M. Chautemps, M. Reynaud, M. and is densely populated.—{Central Sarraut, M. Bonnet and M. Mar-News),j chandean-who meet daily.

M. Daladier can rely on 207 sup-

porters in the Chamber, against 222 | support from the minority groups, potential opponents, but he is cer- numbering 185, so he should find a tain to receive a large measure of sumclent majority-(Reuter).

JAPANESE SOLDIER IGNORANT OF OBJECT OF WAR

Mint, April -10. also revealed that he was told by

"I was completely unaware of his commanding officer to kill him- the object of the present war, self if he should be captured alive, hurriedly joined the ranks as soon(Central_News).::.

Profound gratitude to the Lord Mayor of London for his “untiring

Tokyo, April 11, efforts" in raising funds for relle? in China, is expressed by Mr. C. CLieutenant T. A. Peacocke, British Japanese newspapers infer that Wang, President of the Londan army officer from Singapore, who Chinese Association, in a letter to was lost while on a skiing trip in the Times.

Shigakogen, was shot dead and The lettermays. We cannot robbed by kis Japanese companion, help being deeply touched by the named Asamura. Lord Mayor's great humanity and The latter later perished in a warm sympathy towards our people blizzard. during these days of our national After a post-mortem on Asa

mura's body, the police announced Mr. Wang also expresses grati- that Lieut. Peacocke's leather tude to the thousands of good wallet, with three foreign cheques people in Great Britain who have and name cards were found in Rikufu, a Japanese war prisoner. responded so generously to the Asamura's possession.(Reuter); Lord Mayor's appeal, and the voluntary workers who have help- ed in such an untiring and Chris tian-like spirit.

criats."

HEARTENS, SPIRIT-

A

He conclude by saying: “The warm sympathy and material help given us during these days, of struggle against subjurauion and enslavement, as manifested by the Lord Mayori,efforts and the SERGIOUS FORDONse of the British 'people, will Ko a long way to hearten our spirit.

"The sympathy, and encourage- ment we shall remember with in- creasing grateful, appreciation." (Reuter),

NEW PAPERS IN SHANGHAI

Shanghal, April 11: Owing to the migration of Chinese newspapers to Hong Kong and Hankow, foreign business interests here have started publication of two more Journals the Tao Feo and Tung Fzo, printed in the Chinese language.

∙Ave

[ ́ ́ Bhanghai (now has

papers in Chinese owned by foreigners, not including those operated by Japanese.--(Inter- national News).

as I was summoned. Neither did

I know my destination nor my date of departure," mid Tamatoshi

JAPANESE BOMB KWANGTUNG

Canton, April 9. A number of towns in Kwangtung was raided by. Japanese naval planes this morn- ing."

when he was questioned at the Chinese field headquarters at Linij recently made up at the mag

Private Rikufu; said that before he was drafted into the reserve

Two Japanese naval planes, tak÷ service, he was tailor in the ing off from their base off Namao, Hiroshima prefecture.

dropped dye milssiles at the auto- Questioned how he felt when he drome at Melhalen in eastern was forced to leave home and Kwangtung. Sw Join the war in China, · Private At the sametime, Ave other Rikufu replied, "I did not expect Japanese machines, dying from to come through the war aliye, Tongkawan, bombed Lafting and. but what could I do?,

Wanshek on the Canton-Hankow

"Before we encountered the Rallway. Two houses were dem Chinese troops, we were given a lished. one-sided picture of the war," he It is reported that three Japan added

ese bombers flew towards Fuen He hoped that the hostilities province from Namao this morning. would soon end so that he might but detalls are still lieldi go back to his tailor shop. He (Central NewY