YUGOSLAVIA MOBILISES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20485, 11 December 1934, Page 1

YUGOSLAVIA MOBILISES.

Men from 22 to 50 Called Up for December 16. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received December 11, 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, December 10. The Belgrade correspondent of the “Daily Mail” says that 2,500,000 men, more than one-sixth of Yugoslavia’s population, are gathering at military centres on December 16, the late King Alexander’s birthday, in order to swear allegiance to King Peter. A manifesto orders every fit male between the ages of 22 and 50, in addition to the standing Army, to attend. Many persons regard this move as a trial mobilisation of the country’s entire fighting forces. FRONTIER INCIDENT FEARED LONDON, December 10. The Budapest correspondent of the “ Daily Mail ” says that the British. French and Italian military attaches have been instructed by their own Governments to co-operate immediately with their Belgrade colleagues, thereby forming a Commission representing the League of Nations, with plenary powers, to handle possible grave incidents on the frontier. Both Yugoslavia and Hungary have been | requested to instruct their frontier forces to refrain from using firearms in any circumstances.