POLES HOLD ON HARD

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1921, Page 2

POLES HOLD ON HARD

LONDON, May 5

The Daily Express reports there arc now Polish bands threatening Gleiwjtz on all sides, and efforts to dislodge the Poles from the artillery barrack,3 they captured yesterday Have oroved fruitless.

German police endeavoured to storm these barracks, but the French general in command of the Inter-Allied troops refused to aid them.

FIGHTING CONTINUES.

LONDON, Dlay 5

Later messages state that in the district of Gross-Strelitz, a mob of Germans on one side and a mob of Holes on the other, surrounded an Italian battalion and severely handled it, *but the Italians in Perter-Gratz disarmed a large Polish band. Street fighting oontinued throughout the night in Hindenburg. The Polish insurgents m Kattowitz, .after capturing the town erected barricades, using carts and barbed wire. It is reported that 85,000 regular Polish troops are being concentrated on the Silesian frontier. -

THE POLISH TROUBLE FIRST REPORTS EXAGGERATED. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received 'This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 4. A Berlin correspondent reports that the fighting and destruction in Silesia has been exaggerated and highly coloured by the German authorities. There have been minor destruction and a few coll iajho 113 betweejh the Allies and insurgents at Beauthen, but the prompt, energetic measures taken by the Inter-Allied Commission are calming the situation. No further disturbances are feared. o

' A wireless from Warsaw states Korfairtz was relieved of office for exceeding his powers. Korfantz appointed Doliva to the military command, and the latter ordered the suppression of the German secret military organisation and exhorted the population to exercise tolerance and loyalty to the Allied troops.

A WOMEN’S PROTEST.

SYDNEY, May 5

Members of and Soldiers’ Mothers, Wives, and Widows’ Association as a protest against the Red Flag incident on Sunday marched to Mr Dooley’s office to interview him and protest against the burning of the Union Jack. Mr Dooley was absent and after expressing dissatisfaction the women dispersed.

Mr Dooley, referring to the Domain. flag-burning incidents and the soldiers’ attempt to capture the red flag, said that mob rule or incitement to disorder ’ would not be tolerated. The Government should not allow either attempts to break up ft meeting or hum Unfyn