IN GERMANY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16431, 27 January 1919, Page 7

IN GERMANY.

. —• — ELECTION RESULTS. (Bt Cable—Prees Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.z.. Cable Association.) AMSTERDAM, January 22. The German elections continue m favour of ordered government The Majority Socialists' lead „ Out of 212 results, tho Majonty Socialists have secured ninety-six seats the 3>emocrats forty, and the Centre Partv thirty-five. ~ It'is likely thnt HcrrEbert will continue as Chancellor. , , Herr Naumann, who is regarded as Germany's finest orator, is on^' y supported for the Presidency. The Independents are running Herr Eichorn. It is expected that the German National Assembly will meet at Weimar on February 6th. A GOVERNMENT VICTORY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received January 26th, 5.5 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, January 23. Tho final results of tho German elections give tho Government Socialists 169 scats and the Independent Socialists 29. Several women were elected. COALITION PROPOSED. (Received January 26th, 5.5 p:m.) 3 LONDON, January 23. ' Gorman wireless messages stato that I it is presumed tho Germany Majority Socialists -will coalesce with tho Demo- , crats for a common Government. The 3 National Assembly will propose that ' provisional central authorities should bo j established until the now Imperial Con- . stitution comes into force. 3 STRIKE OF MINERS. 3 ———— (Received January 26th, 5.5 p.m.) f ROTTERDAM, January 23. 1 Fresh coal strikes throughout Ger--1 many are regarded as a political movo ' against Herr Ebert. At Diisseldorf th© ~ socialisation of th© mines has been pro- ; claimed.