BRITONS IN RUMANIA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 October 1940, Page 6

BRITONS IN RUMANIA

KIDNAPPED & TORTURED BY IRON GUARD LEGATION DELIBERATELY DECEIVED. BY ANTONESCU’S OFFICE AND POLICE. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 1 p.m.) LONDON, October 6. Britons in Rumania are making their own plans to safeguard themselves against the reign of terror introduced by a fanatical group of the Iron Guard. The “Daily Mail’s” Bucharest correspondent says the remaining Britons have formed themselves into groups, the members of which are making contact with one another every four hours to prevent a long period elapsing between disappearance and the beginning of Consular inquiries. When an ex-Premier, M. Agrentoianu, learned that men were ransacking his house, he got into contact with the German Minister, instead of the police, and the ransacking immediately ceased, with profuse apologies. The British Legation has issued a statement on behalf of Mrs Tracy, who said that “her husband and other prisoners had made her promise to say nothing about the treatment of prisoners until all are released. This is because penalties would probably be inflicted upon those still held prisoner should she speak freely.” “The Times” Bucharest correspondent says it is established that the kidnapping of Mr Millar was done with the full knowledge of the police who, as in the case of General Antonescu’s office, deliberately misled the British Legation. The Iron Guard, in torturing Britishers to induce them to reveal alleged plans for the sabotage of oil wells, tied their hands to high walls and applied blow-lamps to their feet. NO LONGER WANTED RUMANIAN INTELLECTUALS IN TRANSYLVANIA. EXPULSION OF LARGE CONTINGENT. (Received This Day, 1.0 p.m.) BUDAPEST, October C. Rumanian intellectuals numbering 280 have arrived at Curtici, from Transylvania. They declared that the Hungarian authorities, without warning, ordered jheir departure. FOREIGN JEWS ORDERED TO DEPART. (Received This Day, 1.0 p.m.) BERLIN, October 6. The official News Agency stated that Rumania has ordered the expulsion of all foreign Jews who have illegally entered the country during the past five years.