GERMAN PLANS IN POLAND

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 283, 24 August 1940, Page 11

GERMAN PLANS IN POLAND

State Never To Be Re-established PRESENT FRONTIER FINAL

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received August 23, 8.10 p.m.) LONDON, August 23.

The German Governor in Poland, Herr Frank, in a speech at Cracow said Germany would never allow the re-establishment of the Polish State. “The present frontier defining the spheres of influence of Germany and the Soviet is final, he said.

Herr Frank denied rumours that Germany intended to cede Polish territory to Russia. Thirty thousand Germans arc reported to be installed in occupied Poland to assure German influence.

USE OF HEAVY BOMB

German Air Claims

LONDON, August 22.

It was stated in Berlin that the German Air Force is using a 1000-kilo-gram (about one ton) bomb which resembles an aerial torpedo and that this probably accounts for London reports of the use of an aerial torpedo. [lt was reported in London on Wednesday that in a raid on the previous night .a bomb presumed to be an aerial torpedo, converted eight workmen s houses in a south-east town into a huge crater and damaged other houses.] A German communique states: • During air reconnaissances over Britain on Wednesday, numerous . industrial plants, harbours, railway lines and J-> aerodromes were attacked with good results. Hits by bombs were observed over industrial plants at Skegness, Great. Yarmouth, Whitby, Coventry, and Bournemouth, and also harbour installations at Bridlington. “A docked ship was bombed in the Southhampton dockyard, and a merchantman was badly damaged by bombs during an attack on a co “ v °y * east coast of England. Our bombers made an effective night attack on aeroplane factories south-east of London, in addition to an armament factory near Brighton. The enemy yesterday lost seven planes. Six of ours are “The enemy dropped bombs in th night in north Germany, causing neglieriblo diWlago. ,, The official German news asency states that bombers operating m tno middle of England attained good results south-east of Birmingham They severely bombed motor-works at Coicn try whore fierce fires and detonations occurred. Several planes were destroyed on the ground at Leamin a ton and barracks at Manby were hit and munitions blown up.

RESOURCES OF CONGO

Economic Problems Being

Discussed

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, August 22. " The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A.-Butler, in renlv to a House of Commons quesHon, said: “Since June 18 the Belgian Minister of the Colonies, who is in London, has been exercising the full powers with which ho has been invested as Administrator General of Hie Belgian colonies. “IxX’al administration m the Congo is under the Governor-General, MRvcknmns, who declared on June —> that the resources of the Congo were at tlie entire service of the Alliance. Certain economic problems _ arising from the Congo ns :i result of the enemv occupation of Belgium are under discussion with the British Government.”

PRESIDENT RESIGNS

Charges Of Graft In Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, August 22.

President Ortiz has resigned in connexion with charges of graft rega rd i n.-, war contracts. High Government officials are implicated,