ELECTION RIOTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20464, 2 April 1938, Page 7

ELECTION RIOTS

STATE OF THE PARTIES SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT WAFDISTS ONLY FOUR SEATS (omciai Wireless) (Received April 2, 3 p.m.) RUGBY, April 1 The Cairo correspondent of the Times says with only two out of 110 constituencies outstanding the results are: Government 45 Saadists 22 Independents 24 Wafdists 4 A second ballot is necessary in 13 constituencies owing to the lack of an absolute majority or a technical flaw. It does not necessarily follow that there will be a similar debacle in Lower Egypt, but the final defeat of Wafd is certain. TROUBLE IN UPPER EGYPT MANY CASUALTIES REPORTED FOUR PEOPLE SHOT DEAD United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright CAIRO, March 31 Fatal clashes in the Asyut district marked the polling in the Upper Egypt general elections. Four were shot dead and others were wounded in a brawl between Government troops and Wafdists at Benihalal. Several were wounded in a clash at Beirut, in which firearms were used. The great majority of the rural electors were unable to write and gave the name of their chosen candidate to an officer, who marked the voting slip’ in the presence of assessors. The voting apparently was generally carried out fairly, although numbers of known rowdies were rounded x 'up on somewhat flimsy pretexts and detained for the period of the elections. The disorders were not confined to Upper Egypt, serious brawls and the destruction of property occurring at Tanta on the occasion of the visit of Nahas Pasha. The police fired in the air. About fifty police were injured slightly, also a number of demonstrators. A window at the British Consulate was broken. There were many arrests. Further Casualties There were further casualties in clashes between the police and demonstrators at Samannoud, which is Nahas Pasha's birthplace. The constituency of Lower Egypt goes to the poll on April 2. NAHAS PASHA’S CHARGES TERRORISM AND INTIMIDATION DEFEAT OF WAFDISTS United Press Assn.—Elec TeL Copyrtgln CAIRO, March 31 Four hundred arrests were made throughout Egypt on the, eve of the generel election, mostly of members ‘•I the dissolved Blue Shirt organisalion. The former Wafd Prime Minist-_i. Nahas Pasha, accuses the Governrneirt o' using terrorism and intimidation to secure the defeat of the Wafdists. Early returns show the defeat of three Wafdist e.x-Ministers, Mukram Pasha, Alyzaki Pasha and Hilalay Bey. but deputies can contest two constituencies. and so Makram may be elected at Cairo on Saturday. The' elections appear to favour the Government, says Reuter's Cairo correspondent.