ELECTIONS PASS QUIETLY
TWO PERSONS SHOT. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph - --Copyright, i MADRID, Jene 28. The first general election since 1925 ■is holding to-day to elect a Constituent Assembly whose duty it will be to settle the constitution and deal with pressing problems. It- is believed the Country is quiet apart from Seville. I here were move than two thousand candidates for 470 seats and twenty-four political groups are represented. (Received this dav at 1.5 p.m.l MADRID, June 28.
Despite fears that anything might happen, the elections off comparatively quietly. The most serious incident was at Barcelona where two electors were shot dead.
Strong forces of police and civil guards patrolled the streets. Priests, who the mob alleged were trying to buy vct~s for Cat’olic candidates i« the vestibule of a church at Madrid, narrowly escaped lynching. Several persons were injured in rioting at Malaga. The prompt nipping in the bud of the air force rebellion, undoubtedly prevented serious bloodshed.
It is expected to be twenty-'our to thirty-six hours before the national result will be tabulated.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1931, Page 5
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177ELECTIONS PASS QUIETLY Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1931, Page 5
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