BRITISH REPLY TO HITLER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 August 1939, Page 7

BRITISH REPLY TO HITLER

Further Communication Anticipated PARLIAMENT MAY BE SUMMONED AGAIN GERMAN PRESS ON PACT WITH RUSSIA (By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received This Dav, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, August 30. The Press Association says authoritative quarters anticipate the British reply to Herr Hitler being despatched today. It will he of such'a nature that a further communication from Hern Hitler is likely. .... The King and the Duke of Gloucester privately visited the War Office and Air Ministry and inspected arrangements'. The High Commissioners of the Dominions called at No. 10 Downing Street, after which Cabinet met at 11.30 a.m. the meeting broke up at noon, and no further meeting has been arranged. No communique was issued. It is announced that there will be no further Cabinet meeting today. . . The Government Chief Whip, Captain Margesson, visited No. 10 several times before the Cabinet met. There is a possibility that Parliament will again be summoned tomorrow to receive reports on the latest developments. While Europe awaits the outcome of these fateful hours a calmer tone in the Italian and German Press has created a better impression in London and Paris. The French newspapers give prominence to Italian comment favourable to France, and much importance is attached to references to France’s commendable calm in the notoriously anti-French “Lavoro Faseista.” Signor Mussolini is believed to be the author of an article, in d’ltalia” advocating the scrapping of the Versailles Treaty as a first step in the banishment of Europe’s war fears. The German papers have ceased their attacks against France and Britain, but their assaults against Poland are undiminished. The “Lokal Anzeiger” derides British references to the non-ratification of the Russo-German pact and points out that the pact is already in force. Russia and Germany, it states are determined to solve their problems together in the cooperation of both countries and adds: ‘‘The result of the Moscow talks will go so far that it will astonish the people shortly. ” The French military authorities have assumed control of all radio stations, from which a single national news bulletin will be issued. Three private stations have decided to close down. In Warsaw it is officially denied that Poland has informed Britain that any further concentration of German troops would make it necessary for Poland to invoke the British and French guarantee. It is repeated that the situation in Slovakia is very grave, but it is denied that an official communique was issued declaring that Poland feels her independence is threatened.