AN INVASION

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 138, 24 March 1939, Page 5

AN INVASION

HUNGARIANS’ ACTION. M ‘ ——- ■ . INCURSION INTO SLOVAKIA. DEFENCE OUTPOSTS RETIRING. V-GERMAN BOMBERS IN AIR. CRUISING ALONG THE FRONTIER. (United Press -Association—Copyright.) • (Received This Day, 10.25 a.m.) .. BRATISLAVA, March 23, ' The Hungarian invasion is officially cdnfinhedJ' The Hungarians are reported t6‘jjrive Reached' Micholovee, 17 miles from the frontier. , The Slovak outposts are retiring to the second lines of defence, awaiting reinforcements. • • They are reported to have repulsed the Hungarians in several places. " The Slovaks ordered their ’planes into action. German bombers are cruising along the Slovak-Hungarian frontier northeast and east of Bratislava. Slovakia has protested to Italy and Germany that the Hungarians are not respecting the frontier delimited by the Vienna Treaty. “ i '■'< i r . i ■' ' f ' HUNGARIANS ENTER SLOVAKIA. . H . • ■ ' : :i' ■ - NO RESISTANCE SO FAR. -,-.V ; ; . ,• - . ;■, ' ■; . (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) VV. BRATISLAVA, March 23. . The German Party headquarters report that Hungarian troops entered Slovakia at .three points. The Slovakians thus'-far) are not resisting hut warplanes have been' ordered to foe ready for action.. j The Hungarians are marching toward Michalovce from Uzhorod, Pvalovco and Hlina. v GERMAN APPROVAL ALLEGED. ; *•: • > . ' • E FFORT"TO STAMPEDE SLOVAKS. ' more Binding agreement SOUGHT. (Receiyod This. Day, 10.55 a.m.) ' - BUDAPEST, March 23. Diplomatic quarters state that the Hungarian invaders acted with Germany’s approtik ' It is reported that Germany sanctioned the, invasion in an effort to stampede the Slovaks-into a more binding agreement with' Germany. ' i-.r- ft --■}> ; ;;" , - OFFICIAL COMMENT IN BERLIN. w ft t tt ’j PROBABLY CROSSED IN MISTAKE. -(Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) 7 ' BERLIN, March 23. Official quarters refuse to comment on the invasion of Slovakia, beyond pointing out that the Hungarians probably crossed the very vague, doubtful frontier between Ruthenia and Slovakia, arid will return when they, discover their mistake. “END OF REPARATIONS.” HERR HITLER SPEAKS AT MEMEL “NO POWER WILL BREAK US.” (Received This Day, 10.25 a.m.) r , ~,,,..MEMEL,; March 23. “Now we hare substantially reached the end of reparations,” declared Herr Hitler, addressing a crowd from a foalcony in the main, square. “I lead you back to the Homeland which did not forget you, . Thank you, for your unswerving, steadfastness. A Germany has arisen, which will not. trust its fate to foreigners but will determine for itself, ev,en though it might not please the outside world. We do not want to harm anyone, but .wo will not tolerate harm to us. It is" bur oath that no other Power will ever break our new community; which arose from pain and need.” . Another' translation of the speech reads: “We have no intention of causing pal il to the outside world, but must make good the pain they have caused us, I believe we are now substantially at the end of this making good.” r * y i. "\T , _ OFFICIAL VERSION OF SPEECH. ... <. > ■ y NO REFERENCE TO REPARATIONS (Received This Day, 11,45 a.m.) .. .... -BERLIN, March 23. The official version of Herr Hitler’s speech omits reference to reaching the end of reparations.