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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 17, 1939.

'DANZIG PROBLEMS

BRITAIN SHARPLY REJECTS HINT OF ANOTHER MUNICH

London, To-day.

ACCORDING TO TO-NIGHT'S AGENCY reports from Dan- zig, it is expected that the Polish Commissioner, who had a quarter of an hour's talk with the President of the Senate yesterday and later flew to Warsaw to con- fer with his Government, will have another talk with Herr Greiser on his return to Danzig, probably in the presence of the League High Commissioner, Dr. Burck- hardt. In diplomatic circles in London, the hope is expressed that the short conversation which took place between Herr Greiser and Monsieur Chodacki, may mark the open- ing of conversations on certain local issues between the Free City and Poland, such as the customs questions, the settlement of which on a commonsense basis would go a considerable way to believe the tension. Tendency to postpone, for con-

siderations of prestige, negotiations to secure practical accommodation on

day to day problems can benefit no GLENORCHY

one. The fewer questions of second-

ary importance which are left out- LAUNCH AT

standing between the Free City and Poland, the fewer are the chances of incidents such as might place events beyond the control of responsible

nien.

It is felt here that there is now general understanding that any at-

tempt-which could come only from the German side-to alter position at Danzig by force, means war in which

Britain and France would immediate-

ly be involved in support of Poland.

ORDINARY MACHINERY.

TAIKOO

"I name you the Glenor- chy; God bless you,” remark- ed Mrs. W. H. Lock this morn- ing at the Taikoo Dockyard when she christened the twin screw motor-vessel at In these circumstances, it would the launching ceremony. appear to be in the interest of all The Glenorchy, sister ship to the. (and supremely in the interests of Breconshire launched in February, the Free City itself and of Poland) slid smoothly into the harbour wa- that stability and confidence should ters. The two vessels are the biggest be restored by agreement, but agree-built in Hong Kong. ment will hardly be reached in an atmosphere of local friction, incidents and press heroics.

Hence the Importance attached here, in press comment on the re- cent contacts over Danzig, to the need of keeping from getting rusty the ordinary machinery of discussion between the. Danzig Senate and the Polish Govern- ment.

If that machinery were working smoothly again, it would be held as substantial gain in London, where there is little disposition, at the mo- ment, in official quarters, to look be- yond the immediate phase.

A JUMP AHEAD Political and diplomatic correspon- dents of the newspapers move more quickly, and speculation has given rise to a number of rumours and

There was a large crowd of Chin- ese and Europeans, and one big en- closure accommodated 175 army and 50. navy details, who were the Dock- yard's guests for the occasion. The official dals into which the bow of the big craft jutted -was occupied by some of the Taikoo Company's 700 official guests.

To all this scene the ship was a handsome impression. Its deep mar- oon bottom gave way to a waterline band of light red, which in turn was topped by the black upper section of the hull. A line of flags fluttered over. its length, while 50 ft. above, on the prow stood a ZBW announcer CO operating with another announcer on land in a comprehensive broadcast of the momentous occasion.

suggestions in the last twenty-four NEW BRITISH ENVOY

hours of which one, originating in despatches from the Continent, is Four Power meeting to discuss Danzig question.

the

It can be safely predicted that the latter is an idee which would not commend itself to British opinion.

In this matter, the "Daily Herald probably expresses the unanimous British view, official and unofficial, when it says; “The legaon of Munich is declalvo. There cannot be another.” tish Wireless.

Bri-

ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS IN MORAVIA

· Prague, To-day.

Serious anti-Jewish" demonstrations -occurred during the past 24 hours at Brno, capital of Moravia..

Czech students and others belong- ing to extreme Nationalist me paraded the streets," shout Jewish slogans

and expellir

|from restaurants and cafés.

FOR BUCHAREST

London, To-day. Mr. Reginald Wilding Leeper, C.M.G., C.B.E., Counsellor at the Foreign Office, has been appointed British Minister to Bucharest.

Mr. Leeper, a 51-year old Austra- lian, entered the Foreign Office in 1918, after a year with the British Intelligence, and has held offices in the British Legations of most of the capitals of Eastern Europe.--Reuter.

Mr. Rex Leeper has been, for the last four years, head of the News Department in the Foreign Office, British Wireless. -

SHOOTING INCIDENT IN SHANGHAI

Chungking. To-day.

Over two hundred shots we

ired between pupper pollosikland

the extra-Settlement area yes

Several Jews were severaly beaten, | day morning, according to a Sha

The demonstrations culminated in report,

the storming of the principal cafe of Brno, where furniture was mashed and Jews driven out-Reuter.

The Chinese escaped in the dark. The cause of the shooting is uń known.--Central News,