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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1925.

ELECTION SURPRISE.

HINDENBURG BECOMES PRESIDENT.

PUBLIC TENSION.

Two People Killed In Clash With Police.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MAN AT THE HELM.

New President of Germany

HINDENBURG'S - CAREER.

Marshal von Hindenburg, the military, idol of Germany during THE IDOL OF A NATION IN the war and an avowed friend of the former Kaiser, has been elected President of Germany.

HEAVY POMLING,

Herlin, April 20.

Was

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THE WAR.

Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, Berlin, April 26. the new President of Germany, was The position at olevan o'clock born at Posen, East Prussia, I 1847. Educated in typical Junker Th drizzling in polling took. Hindborg

2.000.000 atmosphere, he served as lieutenant „plném call, diver the country and· Mars

7.100,000. In the Austrian campaign in 1866, was heavier than on May 9. Ab fifteen million cotes ar band was decorated for valour in 6.A few collisions betwien vrival | be counted.

his first battle.

sections have beeperrported, hat Approximately, ichy-five per

een of the cleviors veled.

KOWE -arious

The ons sights of egunsiasm in

Berlin, April 25, the gital Wege displayedsby boys The mitnight réalts of twenty and youths dashing through the ebetonal bétriets of total of stresses in laotor lorries. www.!! thirty-five give Marsha Hinden- fngs and warring wither Marshal, upp spui votes, Dr. Maas

Fanferthung or før. Alors.

(70storney and Herr Chaciniam 17.

DEFEATED,

Dr. Marx.

TABLE TENSION.

Fortin, April 21. The public, tension is apparent. ly mening is the rignits appear. Strong police julrods have been pushed neurywhere..

BOMB PLOTS.

OUTRAGES THAT WERE PREVENTED.

TIMELY ACTION.

German Fears of Another Balkan War.

The recent terrible bomb outrage in a Sofla cathedral is having results which some quarters fear may possibly lead to another Balkan War.

MANY PLOTS.

(Router's: Service.}

axaggerated and erroneous. The number arrested all over the coun- try was two thousand, not six thousand. Those arrested were directly implicated in Communist activities or suspected of parti.

Sofia; April 27.

In the Franco-German War' he

As a result of confessions of cipation.

The number killed was not. was present at St Privat, Seitan, accomplices, counsel for the and the siege of Paris. Sub-Crown stated that he had extab-fused to surrender. It is alleged

lundreds but only a few who re sequently he was transferred to lished that besides the Cathedral that the visitors were displeased the general staff (1873).

He specialized on the topography outrage the Agrarian Communists because they were not allowed to of East Prussia, and acquired an had planned several other interview the imprisoned lenders Junrivalled knowledge of

of the conspiracy. its attempts in Sofia and the Estrategical features. He was strong-

ly opposed to the schente for drain-vinces, including attacks on the ing the region, conceiving that its Sobranje Central Post and Tele- swamps and lakes, formed a de- graph offices, but the plans had fensive zone. After commanding not materialised owing to the "the two East Prussian army corps stern measures of the military

at Konigsberg and Allenstein, he retired in 1911.

authorities.

MARSHAL ELECTED.

London, April 27. Marstad Hundeutsting has been aforded President of Germany.

SKRIOTS "RIOTING.

Berlin. Apell 27. Two people were killed and -other- were injuret in rioting, in celinertion will this election, near

A Nationalish crowd which tanedi the term the towny laid ba Radibor in FileSia Came wn collision with the polioz.

Many arrests were made.

Cologne, April 26.

There was unprecedented excite- tent here and heavy polling.

T

Hindenburg, supporters

-Wert" very aclive.

There was a great Fuchover in Rhineland which WAR 1 stronghold of Mars.

Berlin, April 26.

The voting shows that inden bung led in Pomeni Enst Prussia and Bavaria. Marx led.in Berla, the Rhineland and the pHplir.

Berlin, April 27,

The official provisioun ligures

polled The liri three Berla stations are 30,310,000 voles gave Dr. Mars a 50 per cent. Hindenburg, 14,639,000, Mrs joy, but later the eight com-13,750,000; and Thaelmann 1,032,- In Berlin districts showed 000. Marsha Hindenburg: 10,064, Dr. Cologne, April 25.-Marshal Murs 1,532 and ferr Phasimon

BURI voles.

Hindenburg's candidature is being keenly pushed in the Rhineland PROGRESS OF POLLING,

stronghold of the Centre party. A "Pfennigs" funul for his cléction Berlin, April 26.

expenses is being strongly m voning ported, speeches, pamphlets and leaflets on his helilf show a strong 1.609,000. contanei.

to the compuntive in- 1.877.000.etivity of the Marxites, A six tometer of votes will

A nine o'clock in the

the perition was D---

Mars

Handesburg Pacmangi

261000. Berlin April 27.

A wefte-thirly the results of 'śwenty-seven districts were

Hindenburg Marx "Thelman

20, F12,060,

1,240,000.

Headun, April 27.

The

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Hindenburg

Mars.....

"Dachowan

The Beran, ligų Mars

Hindendeng Thacham

2 punct

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ELECTED,

Marskal von Hindenburg,

On August 22, 1914, when the Russian invasion of East Prussia reached its high-water mark, he was appointed to the command of an army for the reconquest of the

pro-

It is estimated that 200,000,000 feva are needed to repair the cathedral and to relieve the in- juredid the families of the dead.

Earlier Cables.

The Agrarian lenders have been released as it has been established that they were not implicated in the communist conspiracy. About hundred others were also roleased. Poland and Czecho-Slovakia.

London, April 25. Considerable importance is attached to the signature of the Czecho-Slovakia as possibly a pre- agreements between Poland and Inde to far reaching developments. in the situation in Central Europe. Berlin, April 25.

The agreements indicate an amic- The German Government re- able settlement of the disputes. gards the situation in Bulgaria as which hampered attempts at most serious. especially the dan- rapprochement begün three years ger of intervention by Yugo- | Ago. Slavia, which might ensily end to An important factor in the con- clusion of the agreements has been the nervousness of Central European states about the Ger- man proposals for a pact guar- antec and Germany's reservations as regards her eastern frontier. The effect of the new development will probably be felt at the autumn assembly of the League of Nations: when the Geneva Protocol wil be

Balkan war..

The German Foreign Office wel comes permission being given Bulgaria to increase her army, and hopes that Bulgaria will Thereby deal effectively with the Communist movement.

Riga, April 25, The Pravda, commenting on the Sofia outrage, says the Church showered blessings, on the Bul garian Government, but the infernal machine worked more. thoroughly, and destroyed pea- sants, workers and enemies.

Sofia, April 26.

Was

A painful impression. caused by the statement alleged to have been made to foreign Press representatives by the British Labour members of the House of Commons, Messrs. Wedgwood,

Mackinden

Lestrange Malone who spent

and

reconsidered.

Scene in Polish Supreme Courts.

Warsaw, April 26,

During the trial before the Polish supreme court of 76 com- munist terrorist agents who were proved, to have received subsidies from the Soviet legation at War- saw M. Hofmok), defending coun- sel for two of the Communists, suddenly whipped out a revolver and fired six shots at a Polish lieutenant who was a witness for the prosecution. During the ensuing disturbance the accused

mean the etion of Hindenburg)./ country, with Ludendorf as "chief few days here after the explosion tried to escape but the police and

IRELAND'S STARVING,

t figures SOVIET RED CRO ́S GIFT,

(Reiter's "Service.)

1,7NONADO,

RIGA, April 26.

A message from Moscow states That the Soviet Red Cross is send 385 Uing £500 to the starving workers in 115, Ireland. Bilin. April 8. Ag pon o'elpek m the meeing the

position was ---- Mindenlogg Mura

Tharkmann

2050 000, 2.182.000,

416. 'The fongoing includes the -Sgores of denburg's strong

hold. East Prussing.

The position

Hindenburg Marx

Berlin, April 20.

10.30 2.1.

1400

of staff. In a week he had effected at the cathedral. a complete change in the situation.

At the battle of Tannenberg orclares that their statements were

A semi-official statement de-witnesses prevented them.

Hofmoki was arrested. Osterode (August 26-31;) by a bold and hazardous strategy, he won a complete and decisive victory:

At once he became a popular

idol, and on September-, he was popularity. His work, "Out of given the rank of field-marshal, My Life" appeared in April 1920, and placed in chief command of his argument being that at the end the Austro German forces on the of 1916 the German military for entire Eastern front. January tunes were almost at their lowest of 1,915 he struck in the direction ebb, and he and Ludendorff were of Warsaw, and twice subsequently called in too late to repair the attempted

to take the

mistakes that had been made. He cily, but failed It was occupied in considers that Germany lost the May 1915, and

Russians war, not by the enemy's skill and were drives Sack to the Pripet bravery, but by the outbreak of Halifax, April 26-The Dontmarshes, but no military decision revolution at home, due to the njon steamer Arleux, dispatched was reached. His spectacular! failure of the political rulers. He in search of the bodies of the advances gave frenzied delight to concludes his book will a firm Raifuka Maru reports being unable the German people. Honours were belief in the restoration of the to sight the bodies or wreckage showered upon him, and it was

Germany munarchy. The search has been discontinued. accounted a pious act to drive nails -Reuter's American Service,

of homage into his wooden effigy

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Lisbon, April 25 The Chamber by 106 votes to 14 declined to 4,062,4*, accept the resignation of the 4.733. President of the Republic.-Remser

PLEASED WITH THE ELECTION,

to Berlin,

ine

The square-headed, heavy-jawed Prussian beca.ne a subject of legend and an object of worship.

Ludendorf, in his "My War Memorios," (vol. i. F, 12) says: "With the most profound satis- faction I saw him become the German national hero of this war, the very personification of vitiory for every German. A book pic- toring "Hindenburg's march into London" had a huge sale.

In August 1916 Hindenburg was appointed chief of the general staff in succession Falkenhayn, whose plans at Verdun and in the Trentino had failed. He brought with him his faithful lieutenant, "Ludendorff, who was the brains of the combination, and probably knew it, for while in his book he praises his chief's "noble qualities of mind," his devotion to his king. and his readiness to assume ro sponsiblity, he pays no tribute to Als military qualities.

Nothing, however, was accom. plished in the West, and the Somme battles, forced the Germans to re treat to the much-vaunted Hinden. burg Line," which was to be the ne plus ultra of the Allied advance. The story of how this line was gradually eaten into and finally broken belongs to history.

On October 3 Hindenburg em- bodied the views of G. H. Q. in a statement advising that the war should be brought to a close.

Mr.

Peking, April 26-A mandate issued yesterday. states that former statutes are of the past.

I hope the task of the codification of the national constitution will be carried out as soon as possible and that the national parliament will be con- yoked in conformity with the. law." This is understood to mean that the old parliament is now de.. finitely at an end, as is the con- stitution drafted at the time of Tsao Kün's inauguration president. Reuter.

* BRONZED AND MOST CHEERFUL”

HEYSTONE,VIEW GA, KEW.VINIŲ

London, April 25, 2

as

After the Armistice he retained his chief command untli fuse 1919. In the following July he wrote to Marshal Foch offering himself as a sacrifice for the ex-Kaiser. In November he gave evidenca as to the responsibility for the war Their Majesties the King and Queen arrived at Victoria at one. balore the Reichstag-Committee,o'clock this afternoun bronzed and most cheerful, and were welcomed and in the same mooth there were by the Duke and Duchess of York, Princes Henry and George, demonstrations in his honour by Princess Mary, Viscount Lascelles and Prince Arthur of Connaught, the Monarchists,

after which they drove to the Palace in an open carriage The short More than once he intervened route was lined the entire length by multitudes, cheering enthusiasti as the defender of Ludendorf cally-Reuter. who had incurred marked m-]

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