AUSTRIAN CRISIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 238, 5 September 1933, Page 7

AUSTRIAN CRISIS

REACHING A HEAD. “HISTORIC EVENTS” EXPECTED. FEELINGS OF APPREHENSION. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, Sept, 3. The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Mail says an expectation that the next ten days will see historic events in Austria is so general that a number of politicians and other prominent people have cancelled' their holidays. Many are stated to have their bags packed and their motor-cars always ready for instant flight over the frontier.

Events are expected to come to a head on the national holiday on September 12, which marks the 250th anniversary of Vienna’s deliverance from the Turks.

The health of Dr. Dolfuss is suffering as a result of political and economic strain and the illness of his wife.

The Austrian Press is heavily censored.

LOAN PAYMENTS

GRATIFYING ANNOUNCEMENT. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept. 2.

The trustees of the Austrian Government guaranteed loan 1923-43 stated that the Austrian Government have made provision for the payment of monthly instalments which were _ overdue in connectidn with the service of the loan and for the reconstruction in full of the reserve fund on which the trustees had to draw, as announced some time ago. « This loan was the first of the European reconstruction loans issued under the auspices of the League of Nations. The Times considers the announcement gratifying and likely to improve Austria’s credit.