THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1989.
Polish Customs Control At Danzig To Remain
SENATE AGREES PRINCESS IRENE PROPAGANDA
TO DISCUSS
PROBLEM
Warsaw, To-day.
PLEASES HOLLANDERS
Amsterdam, To-day.
The name "Irene," derived from
Polish customs control of Danzig is to be maintain-the Greek and meaning "Peace,"
ed in full, declares an official statement. Reporting on the situation vis-a-vis the Danzig senate, the statement says that their reply con- firms the attitude of the Senate that no "fait accompli" in respect to Customs Inspec- tors has taken place.-Reuter.
Berlin, To-day.
While the situation in Danzig NAZI CRITICISM
is being watched with particular closeness here, it is considered
that the week-end developments OF POLISH
have now reached a comparatively safe stage of regular diplomatic negotiations.
Political quarters regard the Senate's reply as providing the possibility of an exchange of views on the Customs question.
SPEECHES
Berlin, To-day.
German circles are indignant at Newspapers in Berlin yesterday any suggestion that the Senate re- published lengthy despatches con- treated and the affair is represent-cerning the Danzig Government's ed by the German press as a dan-
reaction to the Polish Note deal- gerous act of provocation by Poland. Reuter.
ing with the question of Polish Customs Inspectors.
OF GERMANY'S INVINCIBILITY
Berlin, To-day.
The first clear insight into the secrets of the German western for-
given to the second daughter of Princess Juliana, heir-apparent to tifications has been vouchsafed to the throne of the Netherlands, has the German public through release met with surprising popularity of a film which, in the next few among the broad masses of the days, will be seen in several hun-
dred German cinema theatres.
nation.
It is almost possible to say that the people have thereby become re- conciled to the disappointing fact that this second child of the Crown-Princess is also a daughter. The mythological significance of the name which Prince Bernhard said yesterday at the registration | ceremony had been chos a because of the disquieting state of the world, has not been the main cause of its wide popularity, but simply the fact that the people find name itself sounds pleasing.
the
After having been shown all over The film runs for over one hour. the Reich, the film will be released
The film
show.
obviously seeks to that the German front
the behind
gigantic belt of fortifications which reach from
to Singen in Baden Emmerich on the Dutch frontier, often to a depth of fifty kilometres, needs only to withstand all enemy attacks, so a small garrison in order to be able
that the greater part of the German DARK BROWN HAIR
army at any time could be ready
hair-at all events, darker
Princess Irene has dark brown operate in any other direction.
It is clear from the film that ex- than that of her sister. According
traordinary afforts have been made to Prince Bernhard, the little princess by German industries since May has bright blue eyes. She slept
1938 solely for completing the Wes- deeply during the registration cere-
tern wall so that, for example, about 1/3 of the entire German yearly Her second name, Emma, is after output of cement, namely six mil- her great grand-mother, Queen Em- lion tons, was required for the ma, while her third name, Eliza-western wall. The German State beth, is after another great-grand- Railway were requested to provide The papers, however, refrain from
mother, the Duchess of Oldenburg. 8,000 trucks per day to transport editorial comment. Smigly-Rydz'a j
All public and private offices materials for the fortifications. speech is characterised by the pa- business
One very interesting part of the were closed yesterday afternoon; Conservative paper that "if the pers as "an extremely weak state-o'clock in the morning.
film is that showing of hummock remained open till 1
obstacles for stopping tanks. These authorities of the Free. City of ment." Danzig intend to place before Po- The only paper to comment at In all towns and even the smallest kilometres. They are concealed by The whole country is rejoicing. rows of humps often run for many land a fait accompli, then the Po-length on the speech-so far is villages, public rejoicings have long grass-and-flowers-Trans-
the Nazi organ "Voelkischer Beo-been organized, although the birth Ocean.
"PLAYING WITH FIRE"
as
Reports from Danzig were pub- Berlin, To-day.
lished under Buch headings Numerous German newspapers "Danzig rejects Polish panic rum- publish this morning under pro- ours" and "Insolent Note addressed minent headlines the Warsaw re-to Danzig Government." port on the speech made by Mar- shal Smigly-Rydz on Sunday in Cracow, namely the comment of
lish guns will rear."
a
mony.
These remarks of the Warsaw bachter," which writes:
itself had already been celebrated paper are called by the German
**The Marshal's assertion that everywhere last Saturday.--Trans-: press "war-mongering of the worst Poland has no aggressive designs Ocean.
was probably addressed exclusively
kind.'
The semi-official German news to the democratic international agency replies that those who are press, to enable that press to use
in Poland should not allow herself this assurance for propaganda pur- DANZIG NAZI
to be provoked in this manner.
Poland should be warned that those who play with fire around a gunpowder barrel can hardly Fect to escape unpunished.—Trans- Ocean.
ex-
NO REASON FOR UNDUE ANXIETY
London, To-day. That the Danzig situation con- tinued to give serious, anxiety to political quarters in London is evident from the tone of comments in yesterday's papers.
A "Daily Telegraph" report de clares that the Foreign Office was in constant touch with the British Embassy at Warsaw all day.
poses."
SOSNKOWSKI SPEECH
On the evening before Marshal Smigly-Rydz delivered his address, the Polish press published the state- ment of General Sosnkowski, “which must be regarded as yet another
CHIEFS SEEING HERR HITLER
Danzig, To-day.
The Nazi Chiefs, Forster and proof of Poland's aggressiveness." Zaske, yesterday took off in the
General Sosnkowski declared that
.
a new world war was imminent in former's private aeroplane to con- which Poland would be one of the sult Herr Hitler, who is now in |principal actors..
of
safeguarding and consolidating, her independence.
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ADMIRAL DARLAN EMBARKS
Paris, To-day. Vice-Admiral Darlan, who is to attend the manoeuvres of the Bri- tish fleet as the representative of the French Navy, arrived at Cher- bourg yesterday evening, where he embarked this morning on the dea- troyer Volta for the journey to Portsmouth:
by His Majesty the King and will King on board the Royal Yacht- watch the parade as guest of the
Trans-Ocean.
To-morrow, he will be received
To-day, twenty years after re- Berchtesgaden. gaining her independence, Poland The Polish Customs Inspector, was confronted with the task
months ago on a sensational charge Lipenski, who was arrested two AND THE MAN of espionage and kidnapping, was
WALKED AWAY to-day tried only on a charge of a breach of the peace involving in- sults to Hitler and Goebbels, Poland must create geographical
He was sentenced to
18 and political preliminary conditions imprisonment-Reuter. for a period of peaceful work of at least fifty years.
"Defeat in the struggle for the achievement of this aim would threaten Poland's very existence.
General Sosnkowski's speech was prominently, featured by all the Polish papers-Trans-Ocean.
months
Later. Gauleit Forster'a plane has ar- rived at Oberaalzburg aerodrome, near Berchtesgaden-Reuter.
According to the "Daily Tele- graph," anxiety felt in British off cial quarters in view of informs tion given to the Foreign Office by
While walking in Yu. Kuk Street, Sir Howard Kennard, British Am Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, Kowloon, yesterday, Mrs Green, bassador to Warsaw, was allayed to there was no special reason at of No. 47, Jubilee Buildings, had some extent when Sir Howard des present for undue anxiety.—Trans- her handbag, containing clared that in the view of Colonel · Ocean.
snatched.
Jealous on seeing her husband walking with another woman in the street, Chan Ying, 21, using handbag, struck the other woman on the face. The victim, Lai Nim, 26, apparently saw red and a free-for-all started, but the man walked away. WMT QUA. A Macfadyen. morning placed Chan Vit $5 bond to keep
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