HITLER'S SIXTEEN POINT "OFFER" TO POLAND
Berlin, To-day.
A LONG GERMAN STATEMENT published last evening in Berlin gives a complete survey of the Anglo-German exchange of Notes and reiterates the events of the last few days.
It is stated that following a suggestion made by Bri- tain the Reich Government declared it was ready to receive a Polish negotiator up to mid- night on Wednesday, August 30, to begin nego- tiations.
Previously.the German Government
had informed the British Government in fullest detail on all points which would be placed by the Reich ernment before the Polish negotiator.
Gov-
The Polish Government, how- ever, did not accept the German readiness to negotiate, and re- plied by general mobilisation.
"BRUSQUE REFUSAL."
Even during Thursday, August 31 the Polish Government showed no sign of direct reaction, and the Ger-
Government therefore
had no choice but to interpret this as a "brusque refusal."
man
The 16 German points, generally,
are:
The return of Danzig to the Reich and a plebiscite in the Corridor the Corridor to mean not the entire district separated from Germany but only the northern part, including the Netze region.
A plebiscite to be held within 12 months, while an international commission would be appointed similar to that which acted dur- Ing the Saar plebiscite.
FULL TEXT
OF PROPOSALS
SEE PAGE 12
During these 12 months, Gdynia would remain completely Polish.
Further proposals concern the de- militarisation of Danzig, Gdynia and Hela.
The German points also contained comprehensive suggestions for the re- gulation of the minority problem.. Trans-Ocean.
BERLIN-LONDON PHONE STOPPED
Berlin, To-day. Telephone communications tween Berlin and London were in- terrupted last evening.-Trans-Ocean.
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POLAND HITLER
REJECTS OFFER'
(Continued from,Page 1) terms of equality, that the settle- ment would safeguard the essen- tial interests of Poland and that its due observance would be se- cured.
It is learned in
official quar- ters that the proposals were only communicated to the Polish Gov- ernment for the first time last night.
TOO LATE!
They were read to the British Ambassador late at night on Wed- nesday, but were not communi- ' cated to him officially on the ground. that it was too late, as the Polish representative had not. arrived in Berlin by midnight on Wednesday at the time stipulated by the
Germans on Tuesday!- Reuter,
NO COMMENT
London, To-day. It is learned in official British circles that it is considered it would be highly undesirable for any comment on the German pro- posals to be made here before the Polish Government has had time to consider them.-Reuter.
HITLER CALLS CONFERENCE AT CHANCELLERY
Berlin, To-day.
At about seven o'clock last evening, Herr von Ribbentrop, Hess, Neurath and Goering arrived at the German Chancellery, apparently for an import- ant conference summoned by the Fue- | hrer.-Trans-Ocean.
Berlin, To-day.
Hitler has issued a pro-
clamation to the Ger-
man Army declaring
that to "end the lunacy
of the Poles" he has no
other choice than to
"meet force with force."
-Reuter.
A fire occurred in the Kowloon Docks this morning.. A matshed belonging, to a Chinese construc- tion firm was gutted, but no one was injured. Fire engines from Mongkok and Tsimshatsui 'sent to the scene.
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