DANZIG REPLIES TO POLAND'S PROTEST.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 185, 8 August 1939, Page 9

DANZIG REPLIES TO POLAND'S PROTEST.

CUSTOMS DISPUTE. Berlin Believes Situation At Safe Stage. DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS. rnlU"l Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 1J.30 p.m.) LO.VDO.Y, August 7 Senate's rcplv 1, '•Innd s protect against the dismiss " Customs officers expresses willing »''»* to discuss matters, and it f< there lore, not, regarded as rejection official T1 ,at Polish : v, e H T 1 ?' Whiph c " nt '-> w ' ' !lP tronly, and protests n^ninsi threatened Polish counter-measures The Nazi leaders. Herrcn locrster am ~"T, v t0 (Jen "»".y to consult Hon i I it Icr. I lie League Commissioner, Dp Ruck liardt in endeavouring to allav Polisl 1 issiitisfaction with the Danzig replv Itio . emite. apparently instigated b\ ''Crnianv, promised Dr. Chodacki. Polisl oinmissioner, to investigate the (us <•»"* dispute in reference to herrin~ it ml margarine, which helped to ease the tension. A ( ustoms inspector, .Tan Lipinski was sentenced to IS months for insult ing Herr Hitler and Dr. (loebbels. In Berlin it is believed that the Danzi" situation has reached a comparatively wifo stage of regular diplomatic negotiations. a The British United Tress Danzi« correspondent, on the other hand, stated that the Senate sent a Note to Dr < hodacki rejecting Poland's Note of yesterday, which was virtually an ultimatum, regarding the Customs officials. " lie Polish Note is described as provo rative and based on false rumours, and ♦ lie Senate refuses to acknowledge Polish officials unless specially trained in Customs work. At Warsaw it is officially stated that Polish Customs control at Danzig will he fully maintained. GERMAN BOMBER. Driven Off By Polish Guns On Frontier. SEAPLANE CRASHES. (Received Z p.m.) LONDON, August 7. A twin-engined Cerman bombing plane from Danzig crossed the Polish frontier between Zoppot and Orlowo. Polish anti-aircraft guns drove it into the clouds. A Polish military seaplane crashed in Polish waters while circling the (ierman Mearner Jlansestadt Danzig, apparently photographing her. (lor inn ns rescued tlio crew of two and took them to JCoppot. The - seaplane sank. TO SATISFY HITLER. Rumour Of Secret Five-Power Conference. ME. CHAMBERLAINS PLAN. LONDON, August 7. Tho "Daily Worker'' (Communist) says Mr. Chamberlain and the German '•overnment are secretly discussing a five-Power conference, excluding Russia, to consider ways and means of satisfying Herr Hitler's Danzig demands. The conference may be held 011 August 20. Tlio paper adds that Lord Kemsley, chairman of Allied Newspapers, who recently went to Berlin to arrange an interchange of news, is acting as intermediary between Herr Hitler and Mr. Chamberlain. PEACE FOR THIS YEAR. VIEWS IN EUROPE'S CAPITALS. Independent Cable Service. LONDON, August 7. The "Daily Kxpress" under the headlines, "No War This Year," says a canvass by its reporters in nine huropean capitals showed that seven believe there will bo no war and two doubtful. Tlio men in Berlin, Paris. Home, Vienna, Warsaw, Geneva and Ankara think there will be peace in 1030, while the men in Munich and Budapest are doubtful.