HOMES FOR HOSTS OF REFUGEES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21215, 9 December 1938, Page 9

HOMES FOR HOSTS OF REFUGEES

Important Work of Committee Seeking Avenues of Opportunity Plight of Jews in Germany British Official Wireless (Received December 8, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, December 7. The House of Commons answer .referring to the work of the Inter-Gov-ernmental Committee on refugees frmi Germany, stated that the executive authorities of the committee w-s Mr George Rublee, assisted by a small staff of directors. The task was first to undertake the negotiations to improve the conditions of the exodus of refugees, and establish a system of orderly emigration, properly organised, and second to approach the Governments of the countries represented on the committee that had expressed themselves able and willing to admit refugees and to develop opportunities for permanent settlement. Tlie director had found it difficult to make much progress with the first part, but he had been able to do much useful work In connection with the second part of his duties. BOUND FOR ENGLAND CHILDREN LEAVING VIENNA United Pre.. AMOClatlon— 6? Slect-u Telegraph—Copyright (Received December 8, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON. December 7. The Vienna correspondent of “The Daily Telegraph” says: Six hundred non-Aryan boys and girls are going to England on December 10, but their parents and friends will not be allowed to farewell them at the station. A total of 2,800 is going to England within the next two months. UNABLE TO B’ RY DEAD PLIGH OF BERLIN JEWS EFFECT OF BAN Or’ MOTOR-CARS Onlted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received December 8, 6.30 p.m.) BERLIN, December 7. As a result of the decree forbidding them owning motor cars, Jews are unable to bury their dead, of whom at least one hundred are awaiting interment. Horse-drawn vehicles are forbidden in the city, and non-Jewlsh undertakers refuse to carry the coffins. BRITISH INTERESTS AFFECTED SCOPE OF RECENT DECREES Onlted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, December 7. The British Embassy in Berlin has informed the British Government that the rights of British subjects are affected by the decree forbidding Jews to own property in Germany. Whitehall is urgently reviewing the situation, Which raises very complex legal questions. Germany’s best-knovn bank, the Mendelssohn Company, founded in 1795, is being Aryanised.

EXPELLED FROM NAZI PARTY FORMER VICE-CHANCELLOR United Press Association—Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received December 9, 1.43 a.m.) VIENNA, December 8. Franz Winkler, a former Vice-Chan-cellor, has been expelled from the Nazi Party.