MUCH IMPROVED

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 23, 27 July 1934, Page 10

MUCH IMPROVED

AUSTRIAN SITUATION

GOVERNMENT IN CONTROL

ATTITUDE OF POWERS

Dnltet. Press. Association—By Electric Teleerapb—Copyright. ■■ . (Received July 27, 2 p.m.) . LONDON, July; 26. It is now officially admitted to* earlier disclaimers at Borne that, land and. air forces are being moved to the Austro-Italfan frontier in sufficient numbers to meet eventualities. Further precautions are at present deemed unnecessary. . . , ■ Sigrior Mussolini is conferring with the XJrider-Secretaries for War and Foreign Affairs. , Borliu reports that the Austro-Geraan frontier has been reopened. A Zagreb,message states that Yugoslavia is closely watching the situation,; which, it js willing to regard as purely domestic while no other country intervenes, in' which event she' is prepared to assist Italy. The ?'Daily Telegraph's" Eomo correspondent says that Signor Mussolini, on hearing of tho assassination, orderod four army divisions and contingent air force' to the frontier. Mussolini: is acting in full accord with Britain and France. The feeling hero is now much more hopeful than it was yesterday.. . Paris reports that the Foreign Office is maintaining close contact with, London and'Bomo. The official view seems to be that no immediate French initia-. tive is demanded. The Press unanimously.'blames Germany for events in Austria, All papers demand action by England, Franco, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. A message from Vienna states that 900 Nazis were taken prisoner in Styria. The arrests of Herr Boehm and General Wagner' aro confirmed. Others arrested include Doctors Benner, ex-Chancellor, Stoinhause, police chief;" Petwaidie, editor of a Pan-German newspaper, and Herr Andreas, a Hamberger journalist, and also tho son of Herr Habicut, the Nazi broadcaster. . Skirmishes at Messendorf, Kaisor■\vald,. and Frbhhleit'en were suspended by armistico; conditional upon tho surrender of the'rebels'today. Tho Government is now in full control of the situation.' It surprised the Nazis by swift, action;after the tragedy. A partial curfew has been imposed on the city and restaurants and cafes have been ordered to shut at ten at night. Theatres and cinemas arc not allowed to-open. . The British Minister to Austria (Sir Walford Selby), who hasbeen ou leave in England, left for Vienna this hfterrioon;''' ■ '___"'__^_J_____