POLES READY TO MARCH

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21154, 29 September 1938, Page 10

POLES READY TO MARCH

Reported Massing on Frontier Reports of Serious Clashes LEADERS IN CONFERENCE V United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 28. 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 28. The Teschen correspondent of “The Daily Mail" says: “An official at the Polish Foreign Office states that if Germany enters Sudetenland on October 1, Poland will march on Czechoslovakia simultaneously. One hundred thousand men are ready near the frontier. It is reported that the Czechs have mined important steel works in the territory affected. In the meantime the Czech and Polish negotiations are reported to be proceeding. WARNING TO POLES IF CZECHO-SLOVAKIA IS INVADED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 28, 8.30 p.m.) MOSCOW, September 28. The Soviet publishes a Note to Poland warning her that invasion of Czecho-Slovakia would free Russia of the obligations of the Soviet-Polish Non-aggression Pact. NEGOTIATIONS OPENED POLISH CAMPAIGN OF VITUPERATION United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, September 27. The British United Press correspondent at Teschen states that a spokesman of the Polish Foreign Office, questioned by telephone, stated that the army was ready to invade Teschen on Friday or Saturday, but they still hoped for a peaceful settlement. The Warsaw correspondent of “The Daily Telegraph" reports that it is officially announced that an additional protest has been sent to Czechoslovakia declaring that the Polish frontier at Teschen has three times been violated by Czech aeroplanes while Prague has spread false reports abroad. The Polish Press campaign and wireless vituperating Czecho-Slovakia is unabated and the public is not being advised of the latest developments. A newspaper has been confiscated for publishing last night’s British Foreign Office statement. The Czech Government, the Military Commission, and Parliament met the official Polish Legation. It was announced that a special aeroplane was bringing an Important message from the Polish Foreign Minister (Dr. Moscicki) to Dr. Benes. MEETING OF LEADERS ANOTHER VIEW OF CRISIS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 28, 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 28. The Warsaw correspondent of “The Daily Telegraph” reports that after a meeting of leaders of the Government and Army, it was announced that Poland and Czecho-Slovakla had reached an agreement embodying the principle of territorial revision. Dr. Moscicki (President of Poland) sent a messenger by air to Prague carrying a message to Dr. Benes, also a Note from the Government which the communique says contains a practical plan for the settlement of the Teschen problem. HUNGARY ARMS MOBILISATION COMMENCED United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, September 27. Reuter’s Belgrade correspondent states that Hungarian mobilisation has started.