GERMAN AFFAIRS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 March 1932, Page 5

GERMAN AFFAIRS

PARTY PASSIONS

AFLAME IN ELECTION. Press Association Electric Telegraph—Copyright BERLIN, Saturday. Party passion is aflame in Germany. The country is in a fever of excitement on the eve of the Presidential election. A street fight in Hamburg between Hitlerites and Communists resulted in one death and injuries to several persons. Manv arrests were made.

The Graf Zeppelin is making a cruise throughout Germany, dropping Iliiidenburg leaflets. The Chancellor, Dr. Brucning, in the course of a broadcast speech, urged that President Ilindenburg must win if Germany was to live. THE SOCIALIST VOTE. (Received Monday, 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Thursday. The first progress result flattered Hitler, who was given 321 votes against Ilindenburg’s 12 by 345 electors of a tiny village in Franconia, which is a Hitlerite stronghold, while the occupants of the Bavarian village of Tramfxe 11, where Ilindenburg spends his yearly holiday, also favoured his opponent by 22S to 157. Subsequent returns show that Hindenburg is polling strongly in the towns, Socialists following en masse their leaders’ orders to vote for him. Hitler was more successful in some country districts.

The ex-Crown Prince voted at Pots dam, reportedly' for Hitler.

HINDENBURG IN THE LEAD,

(Received Monday, 12.5 p.m.) BERLIN, Sunday. By ten o’clock 11,440,000 votes were counted.

The positions of the candidate at present are as follow: —

Ilindenburg 5,525,000 Hitler 3,493,000 Thalmann 1,545,000 Duesterbcrg 836,000 It is expected that Ilindenburg will have an absolute majority.