THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 13, 1938.

CZECH ELECTION RESULT

Government Bloc Increases Strength

Sudetic Germans

Continue Their

Successes

Prague, To-day.

The results of the Czecho-Slovakian elections held

so far may be summed up as follows: The Government bloc have greatly increased its majority, while the Sudeten German Party maintained the same ratio of success in the German areas as in the two previous elections.

MORE QUAKE SHOCKS

IN ENGLAND

London, To-day.

Two further earth tremors, less severe than yesterday's, were felt in London to-day. Shocks were also reported to have been felt in Deal where they were de- scribed as more violent although less prolonged thân Saturday's.— Reuter.

In Slovakia, Father Hlinka's party failed to sub- SOLDIERS GIVE

stantiate their boast that they represent the

nation although the party is appreciably THEMSELVES

stronger than they were before the elections.

It is significant that the Slovak Nationalists

voted with

the Government bloc.-Reuter.

MINOR CLASHES

Prague, To-day.

To-day's elections in nearly 60,000 communities, passed off without any serious incident, only one or two. minor clashes between

YUNNAN BORDER INCIDENT CASUALTIES

The

Sudeten Germans and Czechs through the

UP TO POLICE

John Corrigan, aged 21, and

NEW AIR SERVICE IN FORTNIGHT

LONDON, TO-DAY. THE `AIR · ·. MINISTRY AN- NOUNCES THAT THE LAST SECTION OF THE NEW EMPIRE FLYING BOATS ON THE ENG- LAND-AUSTRALIA ROUTE WILL BE INAUGURATED ON JULY 2, WHEN THE FIRST QUANTAS EMPIRE FLYING BOAT WILL LEAVE SINGAPORE FOR SYD- NEY WHERE IT WILL ARRIVE ON JULY 5.

At first only surcharge mail will be carried but within a few weeks "all up" mail to Australia will be entrusted to this fervice and so complete the Empire air mail scheme, from England to Australia. --Reuter.

Peter Manderson, aged 19, both waiting time, thereupon the first

to was alleged have privates in the Royal Scots, Mount defendant

struck him on the head with a Austin Barracks, appeared at the blunt instrument. Defendants then Central Magistracy this morning made in the direction of charged with:

(1) Malicious damage to a pane of glass valued at $85, at No. 2, Johnson Road, on Saturday night.

off Pokfulam.

A report was subsequently made to Gough Hill Police Station.

OFFICER ACCOSTED

Rangoon, To-day. Burmese Government British Consulate- General at Yunnanfu, has asked occurring.

the authorities in the Chinese (2) Partial results hitherto show big Province of Yunnan what has gains for the Sudeten German been done regarding the Chinese (3) Party while the German Social soldiers who crossed the border Democrats and Communists appear into Burma following a fracas to have lost heavily everywhere, with Kachin tribesmen on Fri-Arsenal Street and asked to be also informed Sergt. Ross that they their supporters shrinking by 60 today. 70 per cent.-Reuter.

Failing to pay taxi fare at No. 1, Stubbs Road. Assaulting Tsoi Kam, taxi- driver, at Stubbs Road. Defendanta engaged the taxi at

At 4.15 a.m. on Sunday, a Police Sergeant on patrol duty in Johnson Road was accosted by defendants who informed him that they had broken a plate glass window at No. 2, Johnson Road and other smaller windows at other places. They

taken to the Military Hospital, at had also assaulted a taxi driver It is now. reported that four Bowen Road. At the hospital, they and had done so in order to get persons including two Kachin left the taxi for five minutes and out of the Army. Prague, To-day. women were shot dead in the then re-entered the vehicle and Protest against the manner in clash and that two Shan women journeyed to the Upper Peak Tram which the Municipal Election was were wounded, while a number of Station where they disembarked carried out yesterday in the Ger- Chinese residents were also kill- and told the taxi-driver that he man enclave of Iglau, has been cabl- led.

would have to wait half an hour ed by Dr. Brunner, Local Sudeten

for them. Tsoi Kam replied that German leader to the Czech Minis-

they would be charged 60 cents for ter of the Interior.

GERMAN PROTEST

It is stated in the telegram that the Czech authorities had falsif- ied the election result "Elections," the telegram says, "are a farce. Be- fore the result of the election is announced, we wish it to be made known that we shall refuse to re- cognize the result. We demand the holding of new elections under in- ternational control."

An engineer named Kock, who is a nephew of Dr. Eduard Benes, Czechoslovak President, and who headed the Czech list of candidates at Iglau, dropped dead in the mar- ket square of Iglau yesterday. Death is reported to have been due to a heart attack.-Trans-Ocean.

GERMAN VOTES

Berlin, To-day. In 904 out of 1948 Sudeten Ger" man districts in Czechoslovakia, the Sudeten German Party obtained all the votes, reports a German news agency from Prague. In the re- maining districts, the party ob- tained large majorities, in most cases over 90 per cent. of the votes.

Reuter.

SUDETEN CLAIM

Prague, To-day. Sudeten Germans claim that as the result of the three weekly elections, they secured a total of 91 per cent. of the votes of the German popula tion.

Reuter.

NANGA PARBAT

EXPEDITION FED

BY PLANE

;

the

Calcutta, To-day. An aeroplane chartered by German Nanga Parbat Expedition, carried out a flight to Nanga Par- bat on Friday and dropped over the main camp about five and half hun- [dred weight of supplies for mem-

bers of the expedition.

After being three hours in the air the aeroplane returned to its base at Srinagar in Kashmir.

An officer of the British Air Force took part in the flight. Trans-Ocean.

YET ANOTHER

RECORD

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Alexandria, To-day, What is believed to be a third new record for Royal Air Force fly- ing boats, was established to-day by the Short Sunderland which re- cently set new records for the flights, England-Gibraltar and Gi- braltar-Malta.

The Sunderland is on its way to Singapore where it will form part of the defences.

From Berlin, It is reported that The flying bont arrives here from Herr Henlein received 81 per cent, Malta after covering the distance, of the votes in his home district, As-about 950 miles, in five hours, fif- che.-Reuter.

Iteen minutes. Reuter.

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Both accused were senten- ced to three months' imprison- ment for window breaking, fin- ed $25 or three weeks for fail- ing to pay taxi fare and two months for assaulting the taxi- driver.

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