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TENSION GROWS.

POLAND AND DANZIG.

Demand To Warsaw To Remove Officials.

SEQTJEL.TO RECENT INCIDENTS,

United Press Association.—Copyright,

LONDON", May 25,

The Nazi Senate in Danzig sent two Notes to Poland yesterday. The first emphatically rejected the Polish account of the Kalthof incident. The second demanded the recall from Danzig of two Polish diplomats and the Customs inspector who investigated the incident.

The Nazi leader in Danzig, Herr Albert Forster, has arrived there from Berlin with a wreath from Herr Hitler for Herr Gruebner's funeral.

A message from Warsaw says the police banned news reels showing Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini.

The Danzig Senate has also protested to Poland that shots were fired at a German chauffeur, who was not hit, when he was passing Polish Customs officers in driving from Elbing to Danzig.

The hope that the recent incidents in Danzig would not be permitted to lead to graver complications was expressed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamherlan. in the House of Commons, says a Hiitish oflieial wireless message. He gave the House such information as was in the possession of the Foreign Secretary, Viscount Halifax, regarding the events at Kalthof.

Mr. Chamberlain said that, according to reports received by the Foreign Office, demoust rat ions were made on May 21 against the Polish Customs house at Kaltliof. There was a conflict of evidence as to tlie nature and results of these demonstrations.

The Polish Commissioner-General at Danzig sent representatives to investigate the affair and the circumstances— of which accounts also differed very widely—in which a Danzig citizen was killed.

It was after recording that a formal protest had been made on both sides that the Prime Minister expressed the ibove hope.

PACT SOUGHT.

GERMANY AND DENMARK.

(Kecelved 1.30 p.m.) COPENHAGEN'. May 2.",. The official journal. "Social Demokraten." learns that the Danish Minister at Berlin, M. Zahle. is negotiating for a non-aggression pact with Gennanv and the Kigsdag will be summoned oil •Tune 6 in order to ratify it.

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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 122, 26 May 1939, Page 9

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TENSION GROWS. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 122, 26 May 1939, Page 9

TENSION GROWS. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 122, 26 May 1939, Page 9