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1940 PER ANNUM

AUSTRIAN ARMY RUSHED TO DEFEND FRONTIER

Rumours of Actual Fighting Denied at Berlin and Salzburg

EIGHT DEAD

IN AIR

DISASTER

MISSING AMERICAN

PLANE FOUND

FUTILE FIGHT IN SNOWSTORM

(Special to "Telegraph")

[hy Telegraph. Copyright. Teleprophic Mess agra Ordinance, 1805. Rresfred, February #6, 231 jum}

New York, Feb. 27. The missing United Air-

Mrs. Thalla Massie, who, * few ways passenger plane has hours after obtaining her divorce at been found note-downwards

Reno, attempted to commit suicide in

a night club.

BRUSSELS HAILS

NEW KING

WILD SCENES OF

ENTHUSIASM

WIDE AMNESTY APPROVED

(Special to "Telegraph")

in a clump of trees about thirty miles to the east of Salt Lake City, Utah.

-

There were eight persons aboard the -nted plane. All were killed.

There is no sign of any defect in the machine caused prior to the erash and it is believed that it must have been weighted down by, the heavy snow and found itself unable to gain altitude in the snow and alect storm raging.

The plane had almost reached Ite destination, Salt Lake City, when it crashed."

The discovery ends a thirty-six hours' search for the plane. It was found by another United Air ways machine.

The tragedy brings the total of aeroplane deaths In the past week

De Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphia Mesto fourteen.-United Press. Kages Ordinance. #4. Reselord, February 24, 20:27 mm).

Brussels, Feb. 26. Cheared by enormous crowde

tho

passed procession through beflagged streets lined with troops, King Leopold of the Belgians, wearing the uniform of a lieutenant-general, accompanied oy Queen Astrid, wearing mourn. ing drove from the Lacken Palace to the Cathedral of St. Gudule for the traditional Te Deum on the accession of a new King,

CASH-SWEEPS-

LUCKY NUMBERS AT THE RACES Race No. 1

No. 817

324

"

380

$525 150 75

Unplaced runners ($50 each)

The service was celebrated in the Nos. 89, 4, 281, 85, 201, 179, 347, presence of all the members of the 274, 373, 180, 167, 288, 316, 233, Government, many of the Deputies, 49, 115, 226.

members of the Municipal Council,

and the Diplomatic Corps, including

the German Minister.

204 147 Unplaced runners ($50 enen)

Race No. 2

No. 11G

$1,029

395

The Cardinal of Mulines, heading

*

424

all the Bishops of Belgium, greeted

their Mujestien at the entrance to

loyalty of all Catholics to the Throne.

King Leopold, in reply, declared that the Qucon and he had decided

the Cathedral and expressed the Nos. 103, 380, 109, 75, 296.

to work wholeheartedly at their, task.

Race No. 3,

No. 185

14

"

$567 162 81

189 440 Unplaced runners (360 each) Nos. 307, 90, 208, 60, 399, 45, 451, 29, 161, 341, 454. 89, After the service, Their Majos-230, 47, 403, 35, 103, 7, 6, 468, tics had a remarkable ovation from 51, 48, 475.

FRENZIED ENTHUSIASM.

Race No. 4.

No. 401

IJ

456 60

the huge crowds, culminating In their appearance on the balcony of

.$1,435 the palaco amid frenzied

410 enthusiasm from the thousanda of

205 people assembled in the square,

In accordance with trudition, the

Unplaced runners ($50 each) Belgian Government offered their Nos. 242, 383, 54,

resignations to the King, who re-

quested the Ministers to continuo

in office,

F2

No. 470

72

Raco No. 5.

$1,372 $ 302 A Royal Decree has been publish

$ 190 ed remitting or mitigating the Unplaced ponies ($50 each): punishment of all offenders, except Nos. 129, 456, 365, 180, 620, 98, those who had been convicted of 420, 57, 164, 289, 458, 487. criminal offencen prior to the offences for which they are now serving sentences.-Router's Spe-} rint Service.

Race No. 6.

No. 378

$1,024

"

139 GG1

404 232

Picture shows members of the Heimwehr in Vienna receiving rifles at their barracks after Vice Chancellor Emil Fay had ordered strengthening of defences in anticipation of trouble on Bavarian border.

Toyota

MINE RIOTS OUT OF CONTROL ·

a

of

New York, Feb. 25. Four companies. National Guardsmen have been called out at Birming- ham, Alabama, to reinforco battalion of regular infantry which has been ordered to Coleanor, where mine strike disorders have got beyond the control of -the-local-authorities.—

Reuter,

C.E.R. SALE PARLEY

TO BE RESUMED

SHORTLY

RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS

(Special to "Telegraph")

28, 7.18 am)

the

NAZI INVASION THREATENED

DEFENCE PREPARATION ON RIVER INN

COUP PLOT TAKEN

SERIOUSLY

(SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH")

(By Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received, February 20, 7.15 am)

VIENNA, Feb. 25. AUSTRIAN TROOPS, REINFORCED BY HEIMWEHR FORCES, HAVE BEEN RUSHED TO THE BAVARIAN BORDER TO MEET A RUMOURED THREAT OF AN ARMED INVASION BY AUSTRIAN NAZI FORCES, WHO HAVE BEEN ARMED AND TRAINED IN GERMANY IN PREPARATION FOR A COUP

DAUGHTERS D'ETAT.

DOWN WITH

MEASLES

BRITISH

MINISTER

IN SHANGHAI

STRANGE START

Shanghai, Feb. 26. Within a few hours of their arrival in Shanghai, the two younger daughters of Sir Alexander Cadogan, Miss Cynthia and Miss Gillian, were found to be suffering from measles.・・

They are being cared for in the Consulate house In the British compound.

CASPIAN SEA DRAMA

Four

Hundred on An Ico-Floe Marooned

Moscow, Feb. 25. Four hundred fishermen and 190 horses are adrift in the Caspian Sea on an ice block which broke away from the Ice-field.

An aeroplane has been sent out to locate the ice. floe and drop food and medicines, as well as to direct ice-breakers, which will attempt to rescue the party. Reitor.

· DERBY SENSATION

HYDROPLANE AN EASY WINNER

SOLDIER STABLE.

UNPLACED

One of the biggest Derby' fields for many years faced Reports have been received by the Government the starter this afternoon in alleging that a force of Austrian Nazis ten thousand in an atmosphere of consider strength, armed with all the panoply of war, is awaitable uncertainty ing orders to move against Austria, with the seizure of backers. Vienna as the principal objective.

Already the capital is full of rumours asserting that clashes have already occurred, but it is believed that such reports are purely alarmist, no collision hav- ing actually occurred. Dr. Dollfuss is, however, taking

-every--possible-precaution.--All- leave has been cancelled for the army, the Heimwehr is being fully equipped as a regular army corps.

The Chancellor himself ordered the military concentration on the frontler.

The majority of the troops have been rushed to Braunau on the

SUVITCH TOUR

COMPLETED ›

BLOC-FORMATION

USPICIONS.

London, Feb. 26.

The "mystery tour of Signor

:among

Thirteen ponies went to the post, with Soldier of Britain still the favourite. He failed to

hold his reputation, however, n fine race being won by Hydroplane.. ridden by Mr. Proulx, who repent- ed-his-Trial -Plate-auccess. Tho winner canto in two lengths ahead of Bright View,, with Now Star ļa similar distance away third.

The winner paid his backoru - $78.

SUPPRISE WINS.

Twenty ponies faced the starter in the Tower Stakes, in which'

River Inn, which separates Aus- tria from Germany, and where it is expected that the Nazle will Suvitch, the Italian Under-Secre attempt to enter Austria-United tary for Foreign Affairs, who has Good Time and Chow Fan made Press.

on a special mission to the running until the Rock, where Vienna and Budapest on behalf of

CLASH DENIED. SE

Berlin, Feb. 25.

been

Sir Alexander and Lady Cadogan

Rumours that clashes hava Signor. Mussolini, has concluded Surprise Jumped into the lead and have now been compelled to

occurred on the Austro-German and he returned from Budapest to won by two lengths pulling up. und change their plans

The slow time indicated how bad have frontier are officially described Romo last night. decided to stay at the Cathay here as pure invention.Reuter.

the going was. Hotel, with their eldest daughter.

Nothing has been stated official- Sinzburg, Feb, 25. ly regarding the purpose of the

In the Perth Plate, Mr. E. 0. The now British Minister arrived The authorities In charge of oxcursion, but it has aroused con-Butler brought homa Mutiny Bay in Shanghai at 8.15 a.m. to-day, the Heimwehr detachments hore sldorable ill-feeling in

Berlin, proceeding at once to the British state that they have fo know where it is believed that an ant from a field of eight, to pay back- Consulate-General, where it was ledge of alleged frontier fight-German military bloc has been ers $141 for a win. At the start, intended that he should stay ing-Router...

arranged by the Italian Govern- Nell Gwyn led, with Saucy Face the guest of Sir Jolin Brenan and

mont, with the idea of closer Aus-and Just That following close Lady Brenan.

tro-Hungarian union, backed by together.. This order was main Italy.

tained until the Rock, when Just That made an effort to overtako the leader. In the straight, Just (Continued on Page 5.)

►

LEGATION QUESTION,

A number of British officials were present at the Jetty to greet Britain's now Minister.

SWISS POSITION.

DISARMAMENT.

fe Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Mes anure Ordiannes. 1811. Received, February

Tokyo, Feb. 26. Negotiations between the

A mild sensation was caused on Soviet Government and Man-

Wednesday last when the Neue chukuo concerning the terma

Zuricher Zeitung, the well-known Swles journal reported that an Meanwhile, Mr. Edon, the Bri of sale of the Chinese East-

un-named Power had tried to dis-Įtish disarmament envoy has reach- ern Railway to Manchukuo Interviewed by: Reuter, Sir Cuss with Switzerland, the possi-jed Rome, and will meet M. Suvitch are expected to be resumed Alexander Cadogan said he would bility of obtaining permission to today. Mr. Edone will have his

do his utmost to foster Sino- move. troops through Switzerland first meeting with Sigmar Musaplini STOP PRESS in Tokyo shortly.

British relations in a spirit of co-in event of European crisis. at five o'clock this evening, will be Acting on the advice of the operation and friendship. He had Switzerland, it was reported, de-entertained to dinner by Bignor Tokyo Government, the Manchu- not yet received instructions with clined to discuss the issue on the Mussolini later, and will leave for kuo have ordered the release of regard to the suggested revision grounds that such an ovestuality London on Wednesday after-fur- the six Soviet ax-officials of the of the Sino-British Commercial was unlikely. C.E.R. after six months of bicker- ing, negotiating, protesting and

counter-protesting,

Treaty, but he would study the question carefully and submit his views to London, a

Observera speculated that the country mentioned probably was France, owing to France's interest in Austria.

INTERVENTION?

ther meetings with Bignor Musso-" lini,

The Italian newspapers are of the opinion that no agreement is possible on the basis of the Bri- tish Plan. It is felt that no sub- stantial measure of disarmament. In

The new Minister added that he It la now generally believed that the C.E.R. salo discussions would bo proceeding to Nanking will proceed more smoothly, with on March 2, and he intended to both sides better disposed to com- study the question of the removal The possibility of the Interven-possible in, the present state of promise on points in dispute. of the British Legation from Pe- tion of Britain, France and Italy tension in Europa and that the best Unplaced runners ($50 each): It is obvious that the relations king, aa, in principle, the Legation in the event of the overthrow of that can be hoped Is an agreement U.S. SHIPPING MAN Nos. 648, 85, 264, 848, 766, 205, between Russia and Japan have should not be so far from the the government of the present to prevent unlimited armament

capital-Reuler.

Chancellor, Dr. Dollfuss and the construction in the future.. 814, 038, 886, 410, 46, 856, 500, considerably cased as a result of

nscendency of a Nazi, government DEAD

160, 193, 202, 803, 598, 488, 664, the release of the railway officials. 248, 680.

United Press.

No. 760

MR. J. B. ARMSTRONG

570

.. 740

Race No. 7.

$2,310

660. $ 330.

Unplaced runners (860 oach) locally that Mr. J. B. Armatrong, Nos. 465, 882, 661, 510, 623, 475,

PASSES

Advices have boon received

Assistant General Freight Agent

Rece No. 8. M

for the American Mall Line, died

yesterday of double pneumonia in

No. 080 635

Boattle.NE

BETTER WEATHER

SIR JOHN SIMON'S

The anticyclone over North China has increased - alightly in intensity. The depression ro-] mains to the north-east of Hok- por $6,580. kaldo, and the depression of the mo 1,880 Loochoos is now situated between res $940 Tokyo and the Bonins?~Lochl

Mr. Armstrong, was formerly Unplaced runners (8100 oach) forecast N winds moderate; agent in Yokohama and Manila. Nos, 1920, 185, 1282 1286 1195 bloudy witherain,s;

for the Amerkăn' Mail Line) 866, 767, 1247, 124, 470, 248) Nut in proving

DENIAL

ab228

in Austria is still being discussod

In European capitala

EER

It is generally supposed that the rise of the Nazis in Austria, w possibly be followed by a move an?Austro German union,

France Recently ormally that Brittel

STATUS QUO.

it le falt, therefore, that the Italian Plan for the retention of the status quo, with some ^re-

| armament for Germany can be the fouly basis of an agreed Conven

to maintain Austria's ter- tion,

Austria have a dome vißwhilö,"Francs- is

thxt on the 28174 róm, Austria by Skit

will:ba landi, Germany" and "italy --- |TIEKA

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