GERMAN ELECTIONS

Southland Times, Issue 18843, 8 June 1920, Page 5

GERMAN ELECTIONS

PROVISIONAL RETURNS

INDEPENDENT SOCIALISTS LEADING (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). ( Reuter’s Telegrams, i BERLIN. June 7. (Received June 7, 11.50 p.m.i IT*? tirst provisional results of the elections show that in North Berlin the Majority Socialists polled I'J.IKR) votes, the Inflepondcnt Socialists ,'!(),000. the Centre JOOO, the People's Party 11.0(H). the National Party 10.(HU), and the Communists 1000. In Haile the Majority Party polled 10.000. the Independents 01.000, and the Democrats 15,000. In I rankfort. the Majority Party polled 21,000 and the Independents 13.000. The .Majority Party a.re also leading in Offenbach and Nuremberg. SEVEN PARTIES PARTICIPATING. PARIS, June 6. Seven parties are participating in to-day’s elections in Germany. There arc 2300 candidates, including 250 women. HEAVY POLLING. BERLIN, June 6. (Received June 7, S p.m.i The polling at the elections was heavy owing to the return of nearly a million former prisoner.- of war and many colonials. Polling for the elections is marked by considerable violence and constant signs of disorder. SITUATION IN RUSSIA, POLAND AND THE UKRAINE. DESIROUS OF FOREIGN HELP. (The Times.) WARSAW, June 5. The Ukrainian? have abolished the remain? of the Bolshevist system of nationalisation. Poland and the Ukraine are unable to bear the burden of rehabilitation, and would welcome outside help. All Europe is interested in the reopening of the southern door of Russia.- granary. KOLTCHAK’S MINISTERS. CONDEMNED BY THE REDS. HELSINGFORS, June 6. A Bolshevik tribunal sentenced to death four ex-members of Kohchak’s Government anti six others to life imprisonment.

JAPANESE IN SIBERIA. EVACUATION NOT DECIDED. TOKIO, Juno G. (Received June 7, 10.3 p.m. I The Cabinet denies that a decision has been reached regarding the evacuation of Siberia. Such evacuation, it. is declared, •will depend on circumstances. THE SPA CONFERENCE. FIXED FOR JULY 5. PARIS-, June 6. The Matin states that the conference will be held at, Spa on July 5. Meanwhile -Mr Lloyd Georgt.' and M. Milicrand will meetbetween London and Paris. TURKISH INSOLENCE. NATIONALIST POSITION SHELLED. BRITISH OPERATIONS. (L’nited Service, i LONDON, June 7. Mr Pervival Phillips, the Daily Express’s correspondent at Constantinople. reports that in reply to an impudent ultimatum, British warships in the Sea of Marmora shelled the Nationalist position behind Tusla. British detachments are advancing from entrenchment.- at Ishmud rowanls Adunzav. Their object is the consolidation of the present line. There is no intention of occupying Nationalist territory. TERRORISM IN HUNGARY. PERSECUTION OF WORKERS. UiNDON, June 0. The British Labour delegation which visited Hungary report that many cases of murder, torture and wrongful imprisonment of workers art* sui e-tant ;a! ed. The responsibility rests with tlie gendarme reserve, consisting of army oifn-ers and non-coms., whom the Government are unable to control. A GOVERNMENT ADMISSION. RIGOROUS MARTIAL LAW. VIENNA. June G.

The Hungarian (iovemment acknowledges the existence of the "white terror” •gainst workmen and Jews and announces the relentless application of martial law against the perpetrators of murder, arson, and ocher crimes against the classes, nationalists. or seers, for which the death penal'y has been proclaimed.

MESOPOTAMIA. BRITAIN’S POLICY. EFFECTIVE INTERIM GOVERNWENT. MKLIII, June 5. The Civil Commissioner in Mesopotamia, »rl.vins t o a depin ation at Ballad regarding the policy Di Britain in Mesopotamia, •aid that the disturbed condition on the borders of Persia and Turkey prevented the establishment of civil government, but those encouraging disorder would soon be

taught a severe lesson. The military authorities were determined to maintain order at any cost. Mes.npo; anna had I ieen under an

alien government for 400 yeai.-, so it was impossible to establish a National (iovernmeut immediately. Britain in! ended to form a National Council of Stales under an Arab President, who would hold office until the final constiuuion wa.-, determined. Britain under no circum.-t ance.- would withdraw from the country until .-he had satisfied the League of Villons that Mesopotamia was £il to stand alone.

REVOLT IN ALBANIA. PARIS, June 0. Advices from Brngne'e .tare that an in •urrection has broken out against the Al

b'uii.m i iovi niriomi. The Italians support the latter. An Italian battalion was annihilated near Nies.-o, which Italian war ghupa then shelled. DR SOLE. APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN. BERLIN, June 0. Dr Soil' (formerly Governor of German Samoa) is proceeding to Tokio as Ambassador.