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Over 17 inches of rain were re- corded at the Botanical Gardens during April.

The Observatory figure Was 15.80 inches, the highest on re- cord with the exception of. 1926, when 17.165 inches fell. Inciden- tally, 1926 was the year in which 21.025 inches fell in a day and 3,956 inches fell in an hour.

On only one occasion when April has been wet has the an nual total fallen below 90 inches.

Tokyo And Berlin Overture

Tokyo, To-day. DESPITE Hitler's refer-

ence in his Reichstag speech to efforts to con- solidate Nazi relations with Japan, taken as a reference to the German effort to persuade Japan into a military alliance, it is regarded as very doubtful whether Japan will agree.

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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

PRESSURE

POLAND

Working On The Fifth Column in Country

While Trans-Ocean quotes “diplomatic quarters" in JAPANESE

London as responsible for resurrecting. the thoroughly discredited "Times" interpretation of Britain's pledge to Poland, the Berlin corres- pondent of the "Daily Mail" alleges that Herr Hitler has given Poland fourteen days to ac- cept the terms outlined in his Reichstag speech. Cession of Danzig and the provision of a road and

a railway through the Polish Corridor, with ex-that

traterritorial rights, were the principal points of his terms.

He states that if Poland does not similar procedure in Danzig, would accept, Hitler will immediately cut Poland from the sea. The

Polish Government will be make stronger demands.

·

Meanwhile, the German press is pelled to "go far in the m

keeping up its attacks on Poland, particularly upon Colonel Beck, ill-treat- and continue to allege ment of Germans in Poland.

FRENCH ANXIETY

French

question, în demanding antee of Polish rights and Polish ownership.

to

DEMARCHE

IN LONDON

Government was

Tokyo, To-day. A warning that the Japanese very concerned over Mr. Chamberlain's statement Anglo-Soviet co-operation might be extended to the Far East, was given to the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, by the Ja- panese Ambassador in London, Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, on April 27,

has just been revealed

Mr. Shigemitsu, according to the guar-Kokumin Shimbun," is reported to of have declared that Britain's policy- in assisting the Chiang Kai-shek regime was tantamount to adoption of a concerted Anglo-Soviet front in the Far East, and he demanded immediate discontinumice of that policy.

The same reasoning is found "Express Porohny."

"Kurjer, Warsawski" writes, un- der the heading "Danzig the New quarters are anxious Neuralgic Point" "An attack on over the situation, as it is feared Danzig from the sea would not be that Hitler will employ the indirect carried out without a shot being tactics which broke down resist-fired and without the first shot ance in Austria and Czechoslovakia, being the beginning of a new and will endeavour to achieve his European war." aims without a conflict..

It is pointed out that there are and other 7,500,000 Ukrainians minorities in Poland, who although scattered to be able to organ- ise an uprising, might be used for the purpose of disintegration.

The only doubt arises from the

It is expected that Colonel Beck, fact of existence in Japan of a in the Sejm, will insist that there group known to be disposed fa- is not the slightest justification for vourably towards complete al-Hitler's attack on Eoland. He will liance with the Axis

contend that the Anglo-Polish

There is, on the other hand, a Agreement is purely defensive in powerful group which is more in-character.

clined to seek a rapprochement |

with the democracies.

There is likely to be a struggle

between the rival groups, which

NO CONCESSIONS

Trans-Ocean's Warsaw

corres

might, conceivably wreck the pondent says that Colonel Beck's Hiranuma Cabinet, but at present speech may be marked by sharp indications are that the "free language.

hand" group are too well en- The press in Poland supports trenched for the extremists to the policy of no cession of rights venture an open assault. Our in Danzig, The "Gazetta Polaka” Own Correspondent.

declares that re-attachment of Memel to the Reich, if followed by

NO BRITISH REPLY__________________ TO REICH YET

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ruade

London, To-day.* I

„No answer by

British Govceipt ernment to the note of the German the next-

Trans-Ocean.

Lord Halifax is said to have re plied, that Britain had never pur- sued such a policy, and did not re- cognise the need to alter her pro- sent policy in China.-Beuter.

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