GERMAN VERSION.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 930, 28 November 1933, Page 7

GERMAN VERSION.

Austrians Shot Soldier From Across Frontier. BLOODSTAINS IN THE SNOW. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received November 28, 2.5 p.m.) BERLIN, November 27. A communique announcing the result of the inquiry into the shooting of the German soldier Schumacher says that twenty-three unarmed soldiers who had been practising ski-ing were descending a mountain on the German side of the frontier when an Austrian Heimwehr fired at Schumacher, who was struck sixteen yards from the frontier on German soil. Bloodstains and footmarks in the snow were proof of this. The communique adds that the Heimwehr were not hunting previously in the neighbourhood and were not accompanied by regular Gendarmerie. When Schumacher was borne off they cried: “ Down with Hitlerism ” and “ Hail Dollfuss.” A message from Nuremberg says that 10.000 attended Schumacher’s funeral, including Herr Hitler, -who delivered the funeral oration. A firing party fired a volley over the grave. RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT. (Received November 28, 2.15 p.m ) COLOGNE, November 27. As a result of Herr Hitler's appeal, so far contributions to the relief of unemployment have totalled £3,750,000. It is estimated that thev will reach £7,500,000 by March.