The death of Lord Balfour came as a complete shock to Austrian Jewry. The Zionists here are arranging memorial meetings. Representatives of the Austrian press today besieged the office of the Zionist Organization and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency asking for data on Lord Balfour, particularly in connection with Zionism.
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