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NAZI ANTI-POLISH DEMONSTRATION
Full Water Supply To-Morrow FULL water supply to
all district as from to-morrow has been au- thorised by Government as a result of the heavy week-end rains.
Agitation In Danzig
Strenuous endeavours are being made to make pro- Nazi political capital out of the shooting of a German in the Kalthof incident.
DANGEROUS THOUGHTS IN PEIPING
PEIPING, TO-DAY. THE POLICE BUREAU IN- STRUCTED VARIOUS SUR-STA- TO SELECT CAPABLE POLICEMEN TO VISIT PUBLIC PLACES IN ORDER TO SUP-
The attacks on Polish customs stations are dismiss-TIONS
ed as trivial and unimportant, and it is insist- ed that the Gruebner shooting occurred some hours after the Kalthof Incident had been settled.
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PRESS COMMENT ON CURRENT AFFAIRS.
"WHICH, THOUGH INNOCUOUS, MAY EASILY IN- FLUENCE THE MINDS OF THE IGNORANT.” `--
This step was taken upon receipt
of reports that "indiscreet people have expressed unautherised opin-.
It is revealed that the water Trans-Ocean reports from Danzig state that several "spontaneous demonstrations" were held in Danzig and in the country districts
ions and spread reports absolutely "when crowds give expression to their intense without foundation." indignation."
in storage has increased by ap- proximately 1,000 million gallons in ten days, and water is still flowing into the reservoirs.
land.
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The policemen have been em- powered to arrest people who “de- liberately spread rumours in order to create disturbancès.”
An official statement issued
"Intense excitement has beenmunicated to the Polish Minister, this afternoon revealed that:
aroused in Danzig," says Trans- Chodazki, in answer to the Polish
These new measurès are apparent- The rainfall for the 72 hours. Ocean, which adds further de-complaint.
Dr. Greiser's note stresses that ly intended to prevent the circula- ending 6 a.m. to-day vaited from tails of the Danzig version of
the shooting, stating that the Gruebner. had had no connection \tion of reports of Chinese victories 7.84" to 10.02" on the Island and fatal shots were fired from a Po- whatever with the Kalthof incident and orther news considered detri- from 9.10" to 13.12" on the Main-lish army revolver and that an- but only considerably after mid- mental to the Japanese cause.
other loaded pistol and a Mauser night left Marienburg in a taxicab Reuter.
and would have passed through Storage on the
Island has in-pistol were found in the car. creased since May 12th, when a It is stated that Dr. Greiser Kalthof. (long. since. again quite heen stopped by the irregular be
demanded "an immediate quiet) without stopping, had the haviour of the Polish car. 15-hour supply was granted, from has
(Continued on Page 28) 79% to 97% of capacity and on apology from the Polish Govern- car in which he was travelling, not
of the the Mainland from 47% to 62%. ment, the handing over
compensa- The combined storage has increas- culprit and material
tion for the family of Gruebner, ed from 59% to 76%.
who was a butcher by trade.”
Details are as follows:-
May 12 May 22 Island Storage 1866 M.G. 2292 M.G. Percentage of
Capacity
Mainland Stor-
79
97
DANZIG SIDE OF STORY Danzig quarters argue that the death of Gruebner could not be connected by the Polish authorities with the incident in Kalthof.
"As at various other points on the German-Danzig frontier, Polish 1657 M.G. 2229 M.G. customs inspectors are on duty in age ཐ ་ ་ ་ ་ ་
Kalthof and their provocative be. Percentage of
Capacity
haviour was designated in a note presented yesterday by the Senate
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Total Storage 3523 M.G. 4521 M.G. President Greisor to the Polish Percentage of
Capacity
59
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MAINTENANCE PROVISO
diplomatic representative as "mon- strous."
with
"Instances of interference women on Saturday had led to pro-
It is proposed to grant a full tests on Saturday night by a small supply to all districts to-morrow group of residents who, assembled the 23rd but the continuance there- before the house of the Polish of would be dependent on further customs inspector in Kalthof, but rain falling to maintain the re-this small demonstration only last- servoirs.
ed a few minutes and ended. in In connection with the linking complete order without the necesTM up of the new Harbour Mains, Bity of police interference. which will be effected in the near future, it will be necessary to cur- tail the hours of supply on the Island for a few days on several occasions.:
.
Notice of this will be given in the Press in due course.
on
REPORTED SETTLED "This demonstration took place between 9p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday night and at 10.80 p.m. was reported as settled by the local police station.
"This, Danzig states, was com-
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