GERMANY

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 16759, 8 June 1920, Page 3

GERMANY

THE REICHSTAG ELECTIONS, SOME EARLY RESULTS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. BERLIN, June 6. Polling at the elections is heavy, owing to tho return of nearly a million former prisoners of war and many colonials. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BERLIN, June 7. Tile first provisional results of the elections show the voting as follows: North Berlin. Majority Socialists 19,000 Independent Socialists 36,000 Centre Party 3,000 National Party 10,000 Communists 1,000 Halle. , Majority Party 10,000 i Independents 34,000 Democrats 13,000 Frankfort. Majority Party 21,000 Independents 13,000 The Majority Party is leading in Of-' fenbaeh and Nurenburg.—Reuter Service. HEAVY POLLING REPORTED. LATEST ELECTION RESULTS. (Received Juno 8, 9.0 a.m.) BERLIN, June 7. The elections passed without incident with tho exception of some disturbances at Essen. Polling has been heavy. It is estimated that at least 80 per cent, of the electors voted. It is believed that tho People's Party and the Independent Socialists have made good progress m Berlin and the country districts and that Democrats and Plural Socialists lost ground. A later report states that the election figures to date are ; Socialists 34. Independent Socialists 24. People’s Party and Liberals 23. Democrats 16. National Party and Conservatives 15. Centro Party 14. Communists 2. —Aus.-N.Zi Cable Assn.