POLISH CUSTOMS BRITAIN'S OFFICERS ARMED REGISTER OF
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Saturday regarding interference with the activity of the Polish cus- tome inspectors and the communi- by que issued the same evening the Polish Government are describ- ed in Danzig as "provocative and intentionally misleading."
FORSTER-HITLER MEETING
to
EXPERTS
London, To-day.
Some 80,326 persons have enroll- ed on the Central Register set up at the Ministry of Labour to enable those with scientific, technical, pro-
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pool from which such qualified ex- perts can be drawn at need in war-
nection with this
question..
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time.
a
will be received to-day by the Ger- man Chancellor for a conference, it is stated in political circles.
The two largest groups of pro- it is fessional volunteers are those quali- Concerning the incident,
cir-fied in connection with architecture stated "in informed political cles" that the Polish diplomatic re- and public utilities, and those train- Some 6,456. as accountants. Cho-ed presentative in Danzig, M. dacki, made representations to the have volunteered for scientific re-
Saturday search.-British Wireless. Danzig Government
and
on
morning-first by telephone
then in writing-regarding rumours
which were circulating in Danzig. thorities to instruct Polish officials in Danzig to remove their families from Danzig.
"ULTIMATUM”
Cho- The written note from M.
NEGOTIATIONS dacki was in the form of an "ulti- stated, in which matum," it is
The Danzig Government will be- Polish immediate Polish retaliatory mea- gin negotiations with the
is representative, it sures were threatened.
learned by Polish Civil and unarmed
of in- Trans-Ocean, for the purpose
clarifying "the" Customs inspector spectors would be uniformed armed, it was stated if Danzig question. cials attempted to interfere.
and offi-
an
It will be emphasized that Cus- The note is characterized as toms inspectors who occupy them- than attempt by the Poles to stir up selves with anything other panic in Danzig, “a similar object Customs questions will not be re- having inspired" the Warsaw au-l cognized in Danzig.-Trans-Ocean.
Rome, To-day. The third and decisive stage of the Italian army manoeuvres opened yesterday when the mo- and torised Trieste Division the Po Army of defence first came into contact with the at- tacking army from the direc- tion of the French frontier.
The number of German jour-
· nalists and other observers watching the exercises has at- tracted attention. It is believ- ed that Berlin is eagerly await- ing authoritative reports of the afficiency of the Italian army, of and the value in practice the Italian theory of a war of rapid decisions.--Reuter.
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Ichang, To-day.
The Briton injured at Ichang is. Mr. H. G. Benyer, 34-year old Canadian, who was wounded in the arm.
It now transpires that the Jardine steamers that were gutted were the Kiaowo and the Hsin Changwo, Chinese sailors on board of which were killed or injured.
A bomb narrowly missed the same company's Kiang- wo, which is not damaged.
Reuter..
The Caribou arrived at Mon- treal at 22.08 G.M.T. and left for New York at 23.06 G.M.T. -Reuter.
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H.E. Dr. Barbosa will arrive at Kai Tak by a second plane between 11 a.m. and noon to- morrow.
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