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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 9, 1989.

GERMAN PRESS SILENT ON DANZIG DISCUSSIONS Menacing Anti-Polish Campaign In Newspapers

GERMANY'S FOREIGN

TRADE RETURNS

Berlin, To-day.

German foreign trade in the

with an export surplus of 174.4 million Reichsmarks whereas the .same quarter of the year 1938, showed an import surplus of 117.2 million marks.

WARNING AAINST TWO ESCAPED

German imports in the second The

quarter of 1939 aggregated 1285.5 million Reichsmarks, 195.1 million Reichsmarks of 13.2% less than in the corresponding period of 1938.

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"UNDUE" OPTIMISM

Berlin, To-day.

PRISONERS

STILL AT LARGE

THE TWO PRISONERS WHO ESCAPED WHILE BEING ES-

CORTED TO THE AU TAU PO-

LICE STATION

YESTERDAY,

ARE STILL AT LARGE, ACCORD-

ING TO LATEST POLICE RE-

PORTS.

terday and not at 3.45 p.m. on Mon- The men escaped at 3.45 am, yes-

day. day afternoon as reported yester-

:second quarter of 1939 closed Almost the entire news section of yesterday's even- ing papers is devoted to the situation created by latest developments in the Danzig question. commentaries strike a much sharper note than during past weeks. The repercussions. "these happenings are likely to have on German po- licy" is contained in such statements, as “any warlike threat against the population or pro-Ordinance in Sa Po Village. perty of Danzig will be seen as one directed primarily at Germany and this will mean, in all certainty, that recourse to force would be an-to rearrest the men, but with the

Exports stood at 1,459.9 milliou marks as against 1,363.4 milli marks was 7.1% greater than in t same period of 1938.

The picture of German foreign trade with European States has not changed essentially since last year -except that as regards South-East- -ern Europe, the import surplus of 30 million marks has become an export surplus of about the amount.

same

swered by the entire power of the Reich.”

The following foreign trade movements between the Reich and

"It may be safely presumed (says | other countries, measured during Trans-Ocean) that this formulation| the second quarter of 1939 in milof the matter given by the "Ham- lion marks are noteworthy:

burger Freindenblatt" reflects the Great Britain: import 61.5-ex-viewpoint of official Germany. port. 83.9....

Netherlands: import 45.8-export

111.1.

Egypt: import 13.3-export 11.7. Nigeria: import 5.9-export 1.5, Rhodesia: import 6.2-export 0.2. South Africa: import 19.9—ex- -port 20.9.

Albert Forster, the National So- cialist District leader in Danzig, along with his press chief, Wilhelm

ANOTHER CASE AGAINST BUS

Zarske, is still at Obersalzberg, DRIVER

where he had the Fuehrer.

an interview with

Neither the subject of the talks nor the mere fact of Forster's pre- China import 14.8-export 20.4...sence at Obersalzberg is mentioned Iran: import 14.9-export-8.7. -- in the German newspapers." Japan: import 8.3-export 31.7. Manchukuo: import 26.8-export

port 3.9.

driver

the

Kowloon

They were members of a group of six prisoners arrested by Re

venue and Police officers, in

'con-

nection with the Dangerous Drugs

The two were handcuffed together. at the time of the escape:

The whole neighbourhood was scoured by the Police in an attempt

advantage. of darkness they got away successfully.

DON'T NEGLECT BLEEDING GUMS

they're dangerous to Teeth and Health

START, TO-DAY TO USE

TOOTH

PASTE FOR TEETH & GUMS

пе-

con-

Motor Bus Company, Pun Iu- shing, who, it was said, had been employed only for three days, Berlin political circles are not in-appeared before Mr. Q. A. A.. clined to believe that the present Macfadyen this morning at the 12,4.

press campaign against Poland or Kowloon Magistracy, ~summoned British India: import 25.2-ex-the calling up of reservists for the by Mrs. B. Madsen, of Hillwood

Poisons from port 35.1.

autumn manoeuvres point to an im- Road, for driving bus No. 857 glected, British Malaya: import 14-ex-minent darkening of the political (No. 8 route) without due care gums pour into the healthy horizon and an approach of a crisis and caution on two occasions East Indies: import 33.2-export over Danzig,

within ten 14.8.

minutes on July 14 blood-stream Vop Ribbentrop has resumed his along Nathan Road. United States: import 51.2-ex-holidays in the Salzburg mountains

tinuously every hour port 44.1-Trans-Ocean,

and the order calling up the reser

The driver pleaded not guilty of the day and Mrs. Madsen stated that at 5.15 The whole system is vists was issued some weeks ago

Reports circulating abroad to the younger daughter (aged 6) board affected.

p.m. on July 14 she helped her

Ill-health, effect that the Fuehrer had sum the bus in front of the Po Hing pyorrhoea and early moned a conference of his army

and herself hoarded. chief have elicited a denial from Meanwhile, when her elder daugh- authoritative quarters in Berlin. ter (aged 14), had

only one foot Another theft has occurred in the "Angriff" alleges that "not a day on the platform, the bus sy denly once to offices of the Public Works Depart has passed of late without Poland moved forward without any ment, the victim this time being engineering some highly insolent by the conductor.

signal S.R. Mr. C. M. Douglas, M.M., Land provocation of Germany. It stands started, her daughter was Surveyor.

to reason that replies to these dan-along, the bus moy Between 9 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.gerous, acts must assume much & until the yesterday, someone took a wallet sterner character.

front of the containing $25 and a driv- "We have given a warning to her shouting to th er's licence from the pocket of Mr. Poland. We shall probably repeat Her daughter was no Douglas' jacket which was hanging it. But then, the much renowne The in hia office.

near

P.W.D. OFFICE

THEFT

TELEPHONE CABLE THEFT

Twenty-five yards of telephon cable were stolen from a

of Ichang Street, sometime the dark hours of Monday terday.

edo

German patience, will be exhau

The German press says "Times" is wrong in

that Polish demanda

Theatre

loss of teeth follow,

Don't delay: Start

Gibbs SR

FOR TEETH AND GUNS