BORDER REPULSE
FOUR BRAZILIANS KILLED RELATIVES OF PRESIDENT. SERIOUS SEQUEL FEARED. (United Press Association —By Biectrl? Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) BUENOS AIRES, October 3 7. V Despatches from Santo Tome, Argentina, state that four Brazilians, induct ng two men related to the Brazilian President's family, were killed on Sun-lay-night, when'the Argentina border mtrol repulsed a party in a launch ;hat was crossing the Uruguay River ;rdm Brazil. Those killed wore: Senor Agi Varges, lephew of the President, Dr Getulio i T argas; Senor Abbon Motta, cousin of :he President's wife; the Gorman-born >wner of the launch, whose name is (iven as Rosenbeck, and the launch lilot. An Argentina border guard said the auneli was carrying a group of men 'torn,San Borjan, who wore armed with ifles and machine guns, and who were relieved to have been seeking to recase some men who were held in convection with the kidnapping of a Brazlian political refugee, Colonel Juan xraeia Cunha, on September IS. The Argentina Government last night ;abled to its Ambassador in Rio de [aneiro requesting him to present Argentina's condolences to Brazil over he frontier incident. The Argentina Ministry of Marinos las ordered an investigation to be trade. Official circles recognise the incident is a grave threat to the harmonious elations between Brazil and Argentina.
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Northern Advocate, 18 October 1933, Page 8
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