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ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS BY POLISH STUDENTS.

MANY CLASHES.

Reprisal For Nazi Activity

In Danzig. EMBASSY WINDOWS SMASHED. United I*ress Association.—Copyright. (Received 10.30 a.m.) WARSAW, February 26. Over 10,000 students milled through the streets this afternoon shouting, "Down with Germany! Danzig must be Polish." Strong forces of police prevented approach to the German Embassy.

Twenty thousand first met in the University courtyard and passed a resolution banning German students from Polish universities for one day as a reprisal for anti-Polish activities of German students in Danzig. Such action has hitherto been reserved for Jews.

Colonel Tomaszewski, commander of the Academic Legion, urged the meeting to break social relations with German students.

University students in various parts of Poland also demonstrated yesterday. They denounced anti-Polish scenes in Danzig. After their meetings they marched to German Consulates, which were heavily guarded.

The marchers" clashed with the police at Cracow and elsewhere. Several were injured and mnnl>crs were arrested.

The police dispersed 5000 demonstrators Who were attempting to attack the German Consulate at Poznan, where a mass meeting of students had demanded the expulsion of Germans from the University.

The anti' Nazi riots extended to Vilna and Posen. The Polish Foreign Office has apologised for students' smashing of the German Embassy's windows.

A message from Berlin states that tbc German news agency alleges that 12 German students were beaten with sticks at Cracow. Polish students also scattered the entire furniture of a German high school students' hostel.

POLAND'S POLICY. Friendly Collaboration With Italy. ATTITUDE TOWARDS FRANCE. (Received 1 p.m.) WARSAW, February 26. The Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, lunched with President Moscicki. The statement made by the Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Beck, at a banquet, "We are going to try to en-

large the scope of friendly collaboration between our two Governments without losing sight of the just interests of others," is regarded as an assurance that Poland would not support a policy harmful to France. The banquet was held after the arrival of the goodwill mission headed by Count Ciano.

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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 48, 27 February 1939, Page 7

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ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS BY POLISH STUDENTS. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 48, 27 February 1939, Page 7

ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS BY POLISH STUDENTS. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 48, 27 February 1939, Page 7