TERSE REPORT

BERLIN MEETING ! __ TELEPHONES LONDON BRITISH AMBASSADOR NAZIS' CONFERENCE / LONDON, Ail sr. 28 The only official communique so far issued states: "The Fuehrer received Sir Nevile Henderson at the Chancellery in the presence of the GeVman Foreign Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop. The Ambassador conveyed to the Fuehrer a communication from the British Government." The Berlin correspondent of the Exchange 1 Telegraph Company says that after returning to the Embassy, Sir Nevile immediately made contact with London by telephone. Herr Hitler simultaneously conferred with his advisers. Sir Nevile had arrived at the Chancellery in a large limousine flying the British flag. The huge doors of the courtyard swung open to admit him, and were promptly closed. A guard of honour accorded him a ruffle of drums as he stepped from his car and was shown in to Herr Hitler. Dr. Paul Schmidt acted as interpreter. Field-Marshal Goering and Herr Hess, the deputy - Fuehrer, attended at the Chancellery, where the remainder of the Cabinet eventually assembled.

The French Ambassador, M. Coulondre, had conferred with Sir Nevile Henderson before he left the British Embassy.

Sir Thomas Inskip, Dominions Secretary, informed the Dominion High Commissioners of the trend of Britain's reply to Herr Hitler.

DANZIG FRICTION CITIZENS AND NAZIS |, TRAGIC CLASH OCCURS BROWN SHIRTS - WARNING (Received August 29, 8.30 p m.) LONDON. Aug. 28 An opposition newspaper "Wieczor Warsxawski, publishes a circumstantial report that 20 Storm Troopers, appealing from a lorry to the people to keep calm, were fired upon by German citizens, says a message from Danzig. Three were killed in the exchange of shots which followed. .Another report from Danzig states that young Brown Shirts distributed circulars reading: "Germans! Historic events will occur .to-morrow. Keep a calm and firm spirit. 1 ' The circular added that the events would not be in Danzig but elsewhere, with Italy simultaneously moving against Yugoslavia. , The Danzig Senate has forbidden the passage of goods trains from Danzig to Poland, says a message from .Warsaw; UNLOCATED SHIPS GERMAN AND ITALIAN SOMEWHERE OFF AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, Aug. 29 Nothing is known of the exact location of the Italian motor-ship Romolo, and four German vessels, Lahn, Stassfurt, Cassel and Erlangen. They are known to bo somewhere in Australian waters. FOOD RATIONING /' • , EAGER CROWDS IN MUNICH BERLIN. Aug. 28 Long queues of anxious housewives awaited the opening of shops in Munich at 7 a.m. to-day, when rationing came into , operation. Purchases were so heavy that most of the shop keepers were compelled to close their establishments at 8 a.m. The military authorities are halting civilian motor-cyclists and commandeering their machines for reservists.