THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1989.
SITUATION AS GRAVE
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AS IN LAST SEPTEMBER Chamberlain Blank Cheque and General War? ITALIAN COMMENT ON DANZIG CRISIS
Rome, To-day.
THE ITALIAN NEWSPAPERS yesterday unitedly declared that the issue of "Peace or War" over Danzig rests with the democracies and appeal for a pacific solution. Signor Ansaldo, writing In "Telegrafo,” says that the situation le as grave as it was last
September.
"The German Government will sooner or later feel morally bound to accept the unanimous vote of the Danzig population manifested in solemn form," he declares. "If, when faced with the German annexation, the Polish militarists brandish Chamberlain's blank cheque, we arrive at a general war!”
"Popolo d'Italia" writes:-
"All problems at Danzig are already solved de facto, in proportion 90 to 95 per cent., and there only remains the symbolical question of the national coat of arms. It should not be diffi- cult to reach a solution, even if it is only a temporary modus vivendi, to lessen the tension."-Reuter.
SEMI-OFFICIAL · NAZI STATEMENT
Berlin, To-day.
The semi-official organ, "Deutsche
Diplomatisch Politische Korrespon-
BURCKHARDT MEETING NOT
'PROFITABLE'
London, To-day.
The sudden secret meet- ing of Dr. Burckhardt and Hitler does not seem to have produced anything
denz" comments on "the only too new, says the Diplomatic transparent manoeuvres" of certain Correspondent of "The
Polish quarters who are endeavour- ing to persuade other countries that Times." Germany has come to the conviction *that success in Danzig cannot be achieved without serious rlaks, and has, therefore, decided to advance along the Danube towards the south- east.
"These desperate manoeuvres show that Poland herself regards her own position as rather weak, and that she is, therefore, endeavouring to deflect attention by alleging that Germany intends to threaten other countries."
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All accounts from abroad agree that 'Hitler did most of the talking and explained again no less energeti- cally than before his views on Danzig and Poland, and ever wider ques- tions.
Dr. Burckhardt had little chance to give his own views, although as a diplomatlet who has kept in the closest touch with both sides it may be supposed he has his own shrewd opinion as to how a peaceful situation may be found. No concrete news has yet come of the Hitler-Ciano meeting.
"These manoeuvres will, however, fail to deflect the world's attention from the root of tihe evil of the pre- sent crisis, which due to Polish re-
CANVASSING "PEACE". fusal to allow the fair application of Various "peace plans" the principle of self-determination.
are being canvassed, the Diplomatic Correspon- The case of Danzig will show whe-dent continues, but nothing is known ther the Powers concerned will go so of them in London and no plan is far as openly to support the main-likely to bear good fruit if it proposes tenance of grass violation of law and to leave Poland out of the negotia- to identify themselves with a cause tions or ignores the progress which which some endeavours to suppress London and Paris have made towards freedom and the right of self-deter- a defensive pact with Russia.-Reuter. mination."-Trans-Ocean.
ATTACK ON BRITISH CONSULATE
Shanghai, To-day. -
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CAR OVERTURNS Escaping with only a few scratches, Mr. V. Osorgin, residing at the Euro- pean Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, was involved in a motor car accident yesterday. He was driving in Shamshuipo when the
vehicle skidded on a wet road and overturned.
Photo shows a general view of the scene in Queen Victoria Street, London following the explosion on August 4, whigh Injured was fire- men, ambulance men, and police are seen in attendance.
POLISH CUSTOMS OFFICERS ARRESTED
Danzig, To-day.
TWO POLISH CUSTOMS INSPECTORS stationed in Dan- zig were arrested by the Danzig police yesterday. The two men, named Slowikowski and Gulatowski, are sus- pected of having brought anti-Nazi pamphlets from Gydnia to Danzig with the help of a Polish customs boat stationed at Danzig.
CUSTOMS DUTIES
The boatman has also been arrest- ed, and the police are continuing with the enquiry.
The pamphlets referred to were re- ceived by several hundred persons in Danzig by mail during the past few days. The pamphlets were signed Shanghai, To-day.
"Executive Committee of Danzig Free- The Japanese
dom Front," which purports to be an spokesman here stated yes-incorporation of the Free City into Embassy organisation in Danzig opposed to the terday that the question of the Reich. a future refusal to accept Chinese National Currency
The pamplete are anti.' Anschluss propaganda.
The Danzig police declare that an examination of the pamphlets show-
Shouting “Burn down the the British Consul had made repre- British consulate" and "Take with respect to the recent incident at notes as legal tender for the ed that they were not printed in Dan-
sentations to the Japanese Consul vengeance on the murderers Kakchlao and had protested against payment of Customs duties zig and that the paper and printing of our compatriots," 60 the Japanese authorities' opposition to is now under consideration, were apparently of Polish origin. Chinese students assembled tachment.
the landing of a British naval de-in view of the increasing de- Trans-Ocean,
the anti-British feeling of the Chinese
The spokesman refused to reveal
ATTACK ON A JUNK
AN ATTACK ON A DEFENCELESS
before the British Consulate The Japanese Consul rejected the preciation of the Chinese cur- in Swatow, while a second protest on the ground that in view orency. group tried to storm the pre-population, the Japanese authorities whether over $200,000,000 of Customs JUNK WAS MADE BY JAPANESE mises through the rear en had not thought it advisable for Bri- duties deposited in Japanese banks MARINES ON MONDAY NEAR TAI
· ́ ́trance and set it on fire. Te tish troops to land-Trans-Ocean..
The British Consul Was abused by feeling" is worth noting. Just before the Ja-pending an ultimate décision as to The Junk, No. T205H, was stopped
***The emergence of this anti-British under the Anglo-Japanese agreement SHAN IN CHINESE WATERS. the crowd and threatened when he panese occupled Swatow, tried to calon the demons
"China Mall" their disposal have been
the into foreign currency.
by a Japanese motor boat and board- ed by four Japanese marines, took away the licence a
The marines assaulted the crew, smashed the
and
then
At last, Japanese
and dispersed the crowd.
Just before the
reporter visited the port and found appeared people friendy to Britons and violently anti- Japanese. Foreigners, could move freely anywhere in the ally without the slightest fear of molestation.
eldent occurred,
converted Revenue from the Customs, it will be recalled, forms security for certain foreign loans to China-Trans-Ocean.