CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 July 1939, Page 3

CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA

MISERY AND DISTRESS. . [PEK PRESS. ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND. July 13. Formerly, the owner with' his brother of one of the largest granite and monumental works in Vienna, Dr. V. Neubrunn arrived by the Tasman on his way to settle in. Australia.. He is accompanied by his wife and his family. Dr. Neubrunn said that as a. nonAiyau much qf his.property had been confiscated since the anschluss. Taxes which he had had to pay to leave, the country hud absorbed 60 per < i nt. of his remaining money. The 40 per cent, that was left was in, blocked marks and useless to liim abroad. Tie hud been allowed to take out the £5OO necessary for him and his family to land in Australia, but for this he had to - pay more than four times the normal exchange. He was, however, able to pay for his : passage in Vienna. Although .100,000 persons had left Austria. in the last year, mostly from Vienna, Dr. Neubrunn added that quite 200,000 more would leave if they could obtain permits. Meanwhile they were living in. much misery and distress. Noti-Nazis were finding condiliens almost aS- di flicult. as u o n-A yr a ns.