TEMPORARY RESPITE REPORTED AT DANZIG.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 157, 6 July 1939, Page 11

TEMPORARY RESPITE REPORTED AT DANZIG.

QUIET INTERLUDE.

Poland's Next Move May Be

Challenge to Nazis.

MINISTERS IN CONFERENCE.

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(Received 11 n.m.)

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A temporary respite characterises the Danzig situation, although militarisation continues. Poland's next move to meet the German challenge whs rliscusserl at a series of important (■■inferences to-rlav.

President Mnscicki conferred with Mnrshul Smiglyridz, Army Chief, and (nlonel Reck. Foreign Minister, nlso the Uir '""I Kiimiicp Ministers, mid dis-cii--ed m n<|.iir( I'loin the- Polish .Ainbasn.ulnr in London.

A Piilwh buttery fired a warning shot "'hen a Herman hotiilier flew over the \illage of Orlowo, midway between Dan/ig and Gydnia. The 'plane returned to Danzig.

A number of Germans, engaged on fWt mentions on Mishop's Hill, behind Dnu/.ijf, have been dismissed because of indiscreet remarks about, the work.

The Danzig "Vorpostcn" reports that I'jilish soldiers nnd labourers are diggiiiL' trenches in the north-west corner (if the i-ii v.

The |)>ui/i'_' correspondent of "The Time*" says (hut owing to military rfforl disturbing the economic situation, many commodities are scarce, and foodstuff* are dearer. Whole branches of production me «übservit>nt to military needs. Military iietivity is obtrusive, yet the public is not at present alarmed, owing to the Polish Commissioner. M. (hndacki. refraining from protest. Condition* in general are quiet.

An Independent Cable Service message says it is understood in London that Poland is likely tn address a. protest N'otfi to Danzig Senate. Whitehall quarfprß state that Britain and France are nt present rnntemplnting sending Notes to Berlin, again emphasising their determination to stand by Poland nnd warning (iermany of the serious consequences likely to follow overt action.

The British United Press Berlin correspondent says that the first newspaper admission that Britain is not bluffing and intends to go to war in fulfilment of her obligations, appears in the "Borsen/eitung," which states: "Britain does not need to convince us of the genuineness of her intentions. She confirm* encirclement and the will to make war against Germany and to allow it to become a world war.

"To camouflage this brutal will behind humanitarian phrases or protestations of sympathy to Germany is bluff, but the will itself ie not bluff. ,.