Germans Resident in Britain

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 5

Germans Resident in Britain

List Opened by Embassy

COMPULSORY REGISTRATION (British Official Wireless.) Received Tuesday, 7.5 p.m. RUGBY, April 4. Newspapers anticipate that questions will be asked in the House of Commons during the week regarding the announcement that the German Embassy in London has opened a register of German nationals resident in Britain in accordance with the law requiring the registration of German nationals abroad. BRITISH JOURNALIST EXPELLED AMBASSADOR TAKES ACTION (British Official Wireless.) Received Tuesday, 7.5 p.m. RUGBY, April 4.

Questioned in the House of Commons regarding the expulsion from Austria of the British journalist, Mr. Gedye, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said Mr. Gedye was expelled on account of an article about the number of persons imprisoned in Austria which the German authorities considered untrue.

Pointing out that a foreign State had the right to expel foreigu nationals, Mr. Butler added that the British Ambassador at Berlin had been instructed to

express Britain’s concern at the manner in which that right had been exercised respecting a British journalist of established reputation and high qualifications. Mr. Butler had no information that other British journalists had been expelled. EVANGELICAL GERMANS’ DUTY IN PLEBISCITE SUPPORT OF HITLER BERLIN, April 4. Representatives of the Evangelical Churches have issued an election proclamation: "The church expects every Evangelical German will do his duty on April 10 gladly and with full thankfulness. ’ ’

The Evangelical Church thanks Herr Hitler for bringing about the miracle of a Greater Germany, which has been an age-old dream of Germans. Observers point out that for the first time in years the Evangelical Churches are united in one cause. NAZI PAMPHLETS ISSUED IN HUNGARY PREMIER ADVISED TO RESIGN BUDAPEST, April 4. The Nazis are issuing pamphlets calling on the Government to resign, advising the Premie.*, Dr. Daranyi, to leave the country before it is too late, and stigmatising the former Premier, Count Bethlen de Bethlen, add the Foreign Minister, M. De Yanya, as agents of Bolshevism. UNION FAVOURED GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS IN SY’DNEY SYDNEY, April 5. The German Consul-General, Dr. Asmiss, stated that 250 Germans and 24 Austrians voted on board the German steamer Necktar outside the threemile limit yesterday in the plebiscite for Austro-Germau union. The votes were counted separately, and showed that 248 Germans voted in the affirmative, with the Austrians returning a unanimous vote in favour of union.