NAZI CONGRESS.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19353, 5 September 1934, Page 7

NAZI CONGRESS.

AN EXTENSIVE GATHERING ESTIMATED TO COST £1,000,000.' 750,000 TO ATTEND. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Sept. 5, 10.45 a.m.) BERLIN, Sept. 4. ‘Fully 750,000 Nazis will attend the Nuremburg congress, which will open on Wednesday. A special railway station has been constructed and-the tallest flagpoles in the world have been erected. Special batteries of loud speakers will broadcast Herr Hitler’s seven addresses. It is estimated the congress will cost £1,C00,000. CHANCELLOR LEADER ACCLAIMED. lIOHENZOLLERNS ECLIPSED. SCENES OF ENTHUSIASM. (Received Sept. 5, 12.30 p.m.) NUREMBURG, Sept. 4. Amid the clamour of bells, drums, martial music, and cheers of thousands (many of whom had to vacate their houses for the accommodation of distinguished visitors) Herr Hitler triumphantly entered Nuremburg for the Sixth Nazi Congress. He was accompanied by Dr. ‘Goebbels and General Goering. The Chancellor-Leader will remain a week. The municipal reception exceeded in splendour and enthusiasm anything ever seen under the ‘llohenzollern regime. The city was gay with flags and escutcheons. Half-a-inillion visitors are attending- llie Gongress, their accommodation being a masterpiete of organisation, including an extensive camp of tenls outside the -city for storm guards and storm troopers. A gigantic 111 m was taken, absorbing 180,000 feel. Some of the 111 m operators travelled on roller skates in order lo assure mobility. Others rode high bicycles to enable visibility. Herr Hitler in the act of taking the salute, will be photographed from a ninety feel ladder