DANZIG CRISIS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 224, 5 July 1939, Page 5

DANZIG CRISIS

further military activity.

POLES ORDERED TO LEAVE.

FAMILIES' in frontier area.

(United Preps Association—Copyright.)

(Received This Day; 9.25 a.m.) . , - LONDON, July 4

The Warsaw press reports that moro thani 5000 Polish families residing in the frontier districts of East Prussia have been ordered to move inland by Julylo; 1

The militarisation of Danzig continues.' Two tanks and two field guns were smuggled in piecemeal last night.

It’ is stated that Poland has not yet sent a Note, to Berlin.

The ; semi-official newspaper “Gazetta Polska’’ believes’■ that steps may be taken to bring tlio real -facts of the situation to Herr Hitler - y as he personally may be unaware of them.

. The Polish Commissioner at Danzig may warn the Senate that the fortifications of the - city contravene the Statutes.

AN AUSTRALIAN’S IDEA.

OUTLET FOR POLAND BY CANAL

(Received This Day, 11.85 a.m.) *• : ' , : SUVA, This Day.

Sir Walter Carpenter; chairman of directors, of the Australian firm of W. R. Carpenter and Company, a passenger on the Mariposa, in an interview with the‘-‘Fiji Times and Herald” said that the sore spot in Europe was Danzig, whiclt whs composed. almost entirely of Geriiiaii citizens. It would never incorporate with Poland. To give it to Germany at‘ present would block Polancos only Yaccess to the sea. • !Sir Walter suggested cutting-a canal from the River Vistula to Gdynia, connecting Poland’s port with the Vistula and thus eliminating the necessity of using Danzig:) ? Germany,- Britain, Poland and France should be invited to contribute to the cost, which would be less than that of one day’s war.