EUROPEAN RELATIONS

Grey River Argus, 16 August 1934, Page 5

EUROPEAN RELATIONS

HITLER’S VISIT To the Passion Play (Aus. & N.Z. Cable A sera .7 LONDON, August 14. The “Daily Mail’’ correspondent, Mr Ward Price, writing from Oberammergau. says: Hitler paid a sur prise visit to the Passion Play. H< sat in the closely packed fourteen!! row, amid tourists, school teachers and others, thus disposing of the mours that he is unwilling to nn> with crowds unless closely guarded. As the Nazis are hostile to Bavarian Catholics, people are asking i Hitler’s visit and interest in th e play indicates that he personally is sympathetic with Catholicism. After the play, peasants wearing Tyrolese cos.tumes, shouted: “W want to sec the leader.” Hitler appeared on the balcony, raised a hand, in salute, but did not speak.

YES OR NO ? German Plebiscite COMMUNISTS v. NAZIS. (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received August 15 at 9 p.m.) BERLIN, August 15. A Communist “Noin! Nein!”cam ] r-ign in opposition to the “Jal Jal of the Nazis, is making ‘its appearance in Berlin. Slogans are appealing urging the eleeiorate to vote against Herr Hitlc on Sunday. This propaganda, hoiwever. is swamped by the Nazis’ efforts through the cinema, the theatre, the press and the wifeless Goering Injured HE CRASHES HIS CAR (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received August 15 at 10 p.m.) BERLIN, August 15. General Goering, motoring from Munich, and himself driving, crashed at 7 p.m. into a motor lorry on a narrow road on which a lorry and two private cars were approaching. The left side of his car was ripped open. General Goering and his passngers were sent to hospital. General Goering later proceeded to the Prussian Prime Minister’s country house at Obersalzburg. Herr Hitler arrived after midnight. He was reassured to find General Goering only bruised, with a few cuts. The United Press Correspondent at Munich has revealed that General Goering underwent an operation before his removal to his home at Obersalzburg. NAZI AGITATION IN THE SAAR VALLEY. GENEVA. August 14. Mr Knox. Chairman of the Saar Commission, complained to the League of Nations of the systemat agitation against the Commission’s officials, who are unable to 'rely on the present inadequate police force, when dealing with Nazis. Mr Knox requests the strengthening of the force by 2000, recruited from German speaking members of the Leagv