THE PRINCE IN AUSTRIA
INSPECTS WORKERS’ FLATS (British Official Wireless) RUGBY. 20th February. The Prince of Wales before leaving Vienna.tins owning by ordinary express train for Budapest, made a tour of inspection of workers’ fiats. The Piii'ce is keenly interested in tiie housing problem and welcomed the opportunity of visiting fiats which have a world-wido reputation. On his return from Budapest the Prince will witness ski racing at Summering. He is expected to return to Vienna on Sunday evening, and may make the journey to London by >air on Monday. INTENSE INTEREST AROUSED VIENNA, 21st February. The Prince of Wales’s visit to the famous flats bombarded last year aroused intense interest among the tenants. The Prince bad Already met Dr. Schuschnigg, Chancellor, and Prince Starhemberg, Vice-Chancellor. He had delighted the middle classes by dancing in a simple cafe, and now pleased the Viennese workers. He arrived at the dwellings bareheaded and carrying a camera. He took a number of snapshots and inspected several homes. “That’s a reasonable man even if he is a prince,” said a Socialist. Another said: “It’s a pity he didn’t come a year ago.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 22 February 1935, Page 5
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188THE PRINCE IN AUSTRIA Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 22 February 1935, Page 5
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