THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1989.
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BRITAIN TO AID POLAND WITHOUT RESERVATION Mr. Chamberlain's Coming Statement On Danzig
No Attempt Made To Press Poland To Concessions
London, To-day.
Mr. Chamberlain is expected to make his statement on Danzig to-day, though developments may give rise to further delay.
DICTATORSHIP BAULKED BY A
IN SYRIA
Beirut, To-day
FLUKE AND FIVE
MINUTES
The French Government has given the French High Cominis- sioner in Syria dictatorial power. Lo Hei, 32, unemployed, was A decree issued by the High charged before Mr. R. A. D. For-
Commissioner, M. Qabriel Puyaux, rest this morning, with attempting suspends, for the time being, those to obtain $500 Chan Ching, ac- articles of the Syrian constitution | countant, at No. 11 King Kwong which refer to the guaranteed ex-Street yesterday. ecutivé and legislative rights of Det. Sergt. T. Cashman said, that It is revealed that the text of the statement, which the Syrians.
on July 8, Chang Ching received a The decree, moreover, orders the letter, purporting to be from a covers Polish-German relations historically
dissolution of the Syrian Parlia-friend, Koo Yun-chow, asking him for the last ten years, was submitted to War-ment and declares that the elec- to give $500 to a man who would saw for approval, and that certain älterations tions for new Parliament will not call at his residence, and would have been made.
be held for the time being.
produce half a piece of paper.
Yesterday, defendant again turn-
M. Puyaux has delegated execu- Lo went to the house in King The alterations do not, however, affect the main tive powers to a directorium, cam- Kwong Street, at about 9 p.m. the theme of the statement as approved at last used of the Directors of various same day, but Chan Ching was not
Government departments and head-in.. Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, and it consti-ed by the Director of the Domestic tutes a very plain warning that any attempt to alter the status of Danzig which Poland re- gards as threatening her independence or so- vereign rights will bring Britain's aid without reservation.
POLES ONLY GUESTS
Speculation concerning nego tiations for an amicable settle- Herr Forster, discussing Danzig's ment between Germany and Po-relations with Poland, declared that land has evaporated following: a Danzigers had the right to demand categorical statement by the For- that Danzig should again become a eign Office that no representa- part of the Reich. tions of any kind had been made Danzigers believed, they would to the Polish Government to per- far better off as citizens of suade them to enter into discus-Reich, but they would demand the sions.
"POLES MUST
VANISH FROM
DANZIG"
Danzig, To-day. Cries of "The Poles must vanish from Danzig" were raised by a large crowd addressed by -Herr Foerster, Nazi leader, whose sar castic reference to "Good Neigh bour" Poland drew derisive laugh- ter and jeers.
Herr Foerster declared that the will of the people of Danzig to return to the Reich was stronger than ever.
paper, and asked for the money. As Chan was. about to hand over the money, the friend Koo arrived, and defendant was arrested,
Affairs Department. Trans-Ocean, ed up, and produced half a piece of
NEW G.O.C. FOR PALESTINE
London, To-day. Major-General Barker will leave this week for Jerusalem to take over the command of the British forecs in Palestine.
Major General Barker has hitherto been Director of Recruit
Defendant was sentenced to three months' hard labour, and recom- mended for banishment.
TAKEN IN
A 25-year-old spinster, Wong being and Organisation at the War King, was bound over by Mr. T. J. Houston this morning, when charg- Office, Trans-Ocean.
ed with trespassing at Stanley. Barracks.
the
Anschluss even if they were SIR NEVILE TO Defendant, with t
cer-
RETIRE?
London, To-day.
two soldiers, was stopped by guards 3
300 yards inside the main gate.
Defendant pointed out that she into the barracks by
tain that their material position would not be improved by Anschuss. It did not matter what the small Polish minority in Danzig thought, said Herr Forster, since the Poles did not show any consideration for the wishes of the Germans living noon, in Poland. Danzig Poles should Informed quarters declare that remain completely quiet. They Sir Nevile will remain at Berlin were only guests in Danzig, and only for a short time. He will soon their word had no weight.
retire from the diplomatic - service for reasons of health.
The British Ambassador to Ger- - was taken many, Sir Nevile Henderson, left the two soldiers. London. ror Berlin yesterday after-
MUNITION DEPOT
4
It is not known who will be Sir In an address at the port of Neu-Nevile's successor at the Berlin fahrwasser, Herr Forster demanded Embassy-Trans-Ocean. the removal of the Polish ammuni-
tion depot. He declared that since struct tank traps and trenches on Poland had now built a port of her the frontier of Danzig since only own at Gdynia, it was absurd that completely childish people could be- Poland should be allowed to main-lieve that little Danzig would at- tain an ammunition depot at Dan-tack the Polish state. zig, while the Danzigers themselves If anyone had reason were not allowed to do so."
trenches and prepare barber-build |
wire Completely unjustified Polish pri-entanglements, this would be the He referred to the Corridor as the victim of "The Versailles vileges had created an intolerable Danzigers who were threatened by Fraud" amid the loud jeers of situation. Danzig, said Herr Fors-Polish Chauvinism, the crowd, and concluded with ter, is to-day more German than The Danzigers, however, had com- the assurance that Danzig would ever before and various factors plete confidence in the Fuehrer, the guaranteed that Danzig and its German Army and their own abil- return to the Reich "some day." man citizens could not be made ity to maintain order, so that they But his address left the im- the victims of an unprovoked could afford to wait calmly for the pression that it was a much less urgent matter than it was a fort- aggression from any side.
night ago.
HATE STUFF
There was slight incident when Reuter's Correspondent was seen taking notes. Storm Trooper approached and questioned him.
When told the corresp
erted the English
orm Trooper rep
lish Press Lie Prest
this time! None
Reuter.
hate stuff
the
day when the Fuehrer gave the The Fuehrer had declared through order for Danzig's return to Dr. Goebbels that eighty million Reich Trans-Ocean.- Germans of the Greater Resch would stand behind Danzig as one man if the necessity arises
ANGLO POLISH TALKS
:: London, To- The German army, the best army -The Polish Ambassador,
rld, stands behind Danzig, arrived from arsaw by air, Danzigers who are pable terday, will probably be
are pre
hical
to by Lord Halifax, the Foreign Sec
tary to day
The Polish financial returned on Enda
arsaw.
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