1939-03-15 — Page 24

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PRAGUE, Mar. 15.

IT WAS officially announced early this morning_that| the Prague Central Government has acceded to the Hun- garian demands for the quickest possible withdrawal of Czech troops from Ruthenia.

Slovakia

BRITISH

TRADE DECLINE

London, Mar. 14. UNITED KINGDOM exports

The Czech Government has during this period collaboration was instructed General Prchala to certainly not to the disadvantage of discuss the necessary measures the Czechs as well as the Slovaks, tho Slovaks. Throughout this me, with the Ruthenian authorities. were gulded in their efforts by the At the same time it is reported will to benefit themselves and their from Ukrainian quarters that mutual state. General Prchala has left Hust. "To-day the Federal bond between It is rumoured that the General Bohemia" and Slovakia ceases to £37,558,722' a year ago. fled to Rumania.

exist, and ench of us will pursue an individual existence.

The Carpatho-Ukrainian Govern- inent has convoked the Diet for to- day in order to put the anschluss to Hungary to the vote.

An offelal Czech manifesto, Issued over all radio stations on Tuesday night, also declared that the Prague Government will also concede to all German demands, The manifesto deciores that historie and geographic unity binds the Czeclr state with the realm of the German Releh, and that this has been recognised by the President, Dr. Hacha.

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Re-exports last month were valued at £4,772,323 as against · £5,527,706 in February, 1938.

"We desire from the bottom of our heart that the Slovak nation will

For the first two months of the reap success in Its future Independent year the fall in the value of Imports existence, and that the Slovak people compared with the corresponding will acquire economic conditions period of 1938 is nearly £20,000,000, conforming with the requirements of while the decline in exports is just the nation.

over £1,000,000.—British Wireless.

"The Cach State is now faced with a number of problems, which differ considerably from former tasks. We have also crossed the frontier at two are beginning a new epoch in our national life, and it is necessary that other paints, we take up the work of leadership with a spirit of unity, discipline, and

the

Hust, har. 14. The Foreign Minister of the new independent Ruthenian Government, M. Revay, will communicate will the prudence. Hungarian Government during the "In our co-operation with night it was officially stated here, Slovak independent State we shall in order to ascertain whether the retain friendly recollections, realising Hungarian offer of January 2013ns we do, that political frontiers still valid. This offer, it is recalled, cannot separate the hearts of people referred to Hungarian proposals for who have been together for so many

autonomy

Ruthenia under Hungarian rule than it cn- Joys at present as part of the Czech Federal State,

Kreater

for

This inquiry marks the first over-i ture, it is declared, for a voluntary anschluss of Ruthenia to Hungary Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN TROOPS WELCOMED

Moravian-Ostrau, Mar. 14, The occupation of Moravian Ostrau by German troops began at 5.30 p.m. Police-headquarters and the town-hall were first occupied. Police and officials were disarmed and detained. Czech troops hud al- ready left town and the whole in dustrini district, which forms the Harrow salient between German and Pelish territory.

At 6 pm further German troops crossed the Oder bridge which forms the frontier between Germany and Czechc-Slovakia, and disarmed the Czech customs oMelals and police, who did not attempt any resistance, With armoured cars

the troopsi quickly proceeded to Silesian Os- trayn which adjoins Moravian Ostrau and from there to the Czech-Polish frontier at Michaeliovies.

man

Shurtly after B p.m. further Ger-

troops

reached---Moreviun- Ostrau where they were given a rousing welcome by the German in- habitants who had asserabled before the German Club.

At the same time the industrial centre of Vitkovics, glluated only a few kilometres further south, which contains large blast furnaces and Ger- iron foundries, was accupied by mar, troops. Trans-Ocean.

PRAGUE GRANTS FREEDOM Prague, Mar, 14. The Slovak declaration of Inde- pendence is recognised in the follow-

་ -

ing statement broadcast from Progue this afternoon:

"Slovakia has adopted а #10W

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years."--Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN TROOPS, MARCH IN

Paris, Mar. 14.

It also stated that the Prague

Government has formed a provisional Cabinet until Parliament meets to

of

morrow to decide the future cast from Chust said that until the Ruthenia. M. Voloslin in a broad- convening of Parliament, the Gov- rnment had not undertaken steps to make Ruthenia Independent.

A Warsaw

that inessage says the Hungarian Legation informed "United Press" that hungarian troops were advancing cross Ruthenia and had reached a point 15 kilometres Omcils at the Qual d'Orsay state from the Polish border, where they that they have heard reports that bad halted for a rest, and would re- German troops have occupied the surne the advance to-morrow.-- stuct busin

and

communications United Press, centre of Machrischiosimu, while the Hungarians have penetrated into Ruthenia, and have progressed 25 kilometres along the Slovak border, I is officially stated that German expecting to make a function on the troops have occupied the major part Polish border to-morrow.

of the industrial district of Marovian Ostrau, having advanced to Mistek, which lies only 20 miles south of the

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AREA'NOW IN GERMAN HANDS

Prague, Mar, 14.

Prague reports also state that German troops and S.S. formations with tanks have erossed the frontler own. and secupied Machrischastrau und The occupation of Marovian Hadwamitz, roughly at 5 pm, to Ostrau was carried out without lit- day, and are marching through both eldent. the Czech millia having withdrawn. The entire city is now

towns into Slovakia,

It is reported that German troops | In German hands-Trans-Ocean.

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Italy To Make

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Syrian Cabinet Resigns

Damascus, Mar. 14.

Rome, Mar. 14, Signor Mussolini is authoritatively The Syrian Cabinet has resigned, reported to be preparing to volve it is proclaimed, as a protest against Italy's "natural aspirations shortly, the Government's refusal officially to in vlow of the fact that the Czecho- promise ratification of the Franco- Slovakian crisis hos centred world Syrian Treuty of 1036-United attention on Central Europe..

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