GERMAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1925, Page 2

GERMAN NEWS.

tUaIJIALIAN AND N.Z. OAfiJI ASSOCIATION

hindenburg wins.

BY 880,000 .MAJORITY

BERLIN. April 2G.

A drizzling rain is falling

The polling throughout the country is heavier than in the election of 2!)th. March last. Few collisions between the rival sections are reported, none being serious. The only signs of enthusiasm in the capital are displayed hv hoys and youths dashing through the streets on motor lorries, waving flags and cheering either llindenhurg or Dr Marx. BERLIN. April 27.

A turn-over of only six per cent, oi the votes, a.s compared with the first ballot on March 23rd., was required to give Marshall A on llindenhurg a victory.

Excited crowds of people massed at hundreds of spots in the city to hear the results of the polling.

The polling dosed at six o'clock. The results were known at eight o’clock. There was immense cheering when the first figures published showed that Marshal Yon llindenhurg was the victor in the Botsdam district. Mon and women were waving the old monarchist colours and singing “Deutschland Flier Alios.” They stood bareheaded, despite the falling rain. There w ere further i beers w hen later figures disclosed further gains for Marshal von Hindenburg'. Even in the working class districts of Berlin, any successes achieved by Dr Marx were received with hooting, cat vails and groans. There were numerous dashes between the rival electioneering lav tiotis. It is estimated that eighty-five ]or cent of the electors voted. FLECTION CONFIRMED. BEH LIN. April 26. Marsha! vou llindenhurg lias been elected The public tension is apparently increasing its results appear. Strong police patrols are posted everywhere. BERLIN. April 27. The official provisional voting figures in the German Presidential election are its follows: Marsha! Von llindenhurg L 1.030.000 Dr. Marx * 13.753.000 Herr Thaelmann 1,032.030 Total votes polled ... 30,346.000 The voting shows that Alnr.shal Aon Hindenburg led in Pomerania, East Prussia and Bavaria. Dr. Marx led in Berlin, the Rhineland and the Ruhr. The first three Berlin stations gave Dr Marx fifty per cent of a majority, but later the eight combined Berlin districts showed that .Marshal Hindenburg was elected. There was unprecedented excitement at Cologne, where there was heavy polling. The 1 iindenburuites were must active. There was a groat turnover in the Rhineland, which lias been the stronghold of Dr Marx. FATAL ELECTION BIOTS. BERLIN. April 27.

T"’o were killed and others were injured in election riots near Karlsruhe,

A Nationalist crowd tried to storm the Town Hall at Katibor. in Silesia, and they collided with the polite. Many arrests were made. A dramatic scene.

,"Received this day at 0 a.m.) BERLIN. April 27

llindenhurg awaited the result ol the tense dramatic struggle at his country mansion.

The scenes in Berlin developed into a. mass of hysteria when 2’) out of Germany's 35 districts gave llindenhurg an unassailable majority. Nine hundred thousand, black, white and red flags, the symbol of monarchism. Haltered from ike comitle.-s balconies ami windows, while the Republicans more beautiful black, red ami gold was scarcely seen. ■

Hindenburg took the lead Irom the start, retaining ii. hut his early majority i.f over a million dwindled until at one time the figures were almost level. After that every return increased the Monarchist's total.

Ac. outstanding feature was Hindeiiburg’s success in tho industrial dis--Iricts.

Tho Catholics throughout Germany voted solidly for Marx.

UNOFFICIAL FINAL figures. tUeceivea ibis day at 9.4.• a. 111.) HER fjl X. April 27. Unofficial final figures are: 11 indenbcig 14.(i3!).O;;0 Thselmnnn 1.,89.(100 Marx 13.710.090