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MAJORITY VOTE FOR

HITLER

Negative Votes Not A Sign Of Decay

(Special to “Hong Kong"

Daily Press"}

(By. Telegraph, Copyright, «Tein

graphia Messages

Ordinance. 1894. Received, August 20, 4.30 p.m.)

Berlin Aug. 20.

The German nation by an over- whelming vote of confidence con- Armed Adolf Hitler in his дек office as Fuehrer and as Chan-

cellor and as the whole head of the German nation.

Hitler's victory is complete and his unique triumph forms a sub- Ject for enthusiastic

the German Press.

articles in

A food of congratulatory mes- sages has begun pouring into Hit- ler's residence. The leader succeed. ed in mustering almost ninety per cent of the votes in his favour. Only ten per cent of the electorate voted against him and 95.7 per cent of those entitled to vote took part in the elections.

In Hamburg where the Fuehrer delivered his epoch making speech amid scenes of unprecedented en- thusiasm, the polls show unfay- ourable returns, only 79.7 per cent voted "Yes" while 20.5 per cent, cast "No' votes.

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It must be recalled that Ham- burg is Germany's chief exporting centre and was hard hit by the. depression.

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Un Berlin 81.5 per cent voted for Hitler and 18.5 per cent against Hitler

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BRITISH PRESS COMMENT

London, Aug. 20.

The surprising number of nega- tive votes in the Gorman plebiscite is the main theme of British; com- ment.

The "News Chronicle” says it has-i Dr. Geobbels' authority for disre- garding this as a sign of decay,

The "Daily Telegraph" however, says that the thoroughness of the campaign must be admired as a

to political lesson

organisers everywhere,

The "Manchester Guardian” says that believing as the great majority do that the alternative to Hitlerism is chaos, the people naturally voted for Hitler.

FRENCH PRESS VERDICT

Paris Aug. 20.

The plebiscite proves nothing which has not brought Hitler new prestige; is

the

verdict of the French Press. The "Echo de Paris" declares Hitler has definite- ly lost inasmuch as the plebiscite was designed to increase his prestige in foreign eyes

The "Matin" thinks that while Hitler lost some popular esteem, he has reinforced his political position. Reuter.

POLLING BEGINS

[Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press" (Copyright.)]

Berlin, Aug. 19..

At 8 o'clock throughout the BAROMETER OF OPINION Reich, the polling at the The 4,000,000 "No' voters in en- great plebiscite when the German tire Germany as against 37.000,- nation was asked to endorse the 000 "Yes" voters have not per-step taken by the Government turbed National Socialist Cher, amalgamating once and for all the many according to inquential offices quarters.

of Reichspresident and Reichschancellor in the person of These "No" votes only tend to Hitler, was closed. Although it is prove that the ballot was absolute- still too early to give specine - ly independent and secret "re- cures about the result, enough calcitrant" voters so the Press votes have been counted so far to affirms may be traced to certain, indicate that at least 90 per cent. reactionary parties and their op-of those entitled to participate re- position is considered Immaterial. corded their votes. The reason The National Socialist Party's why this can be stated so early is correspondence says history knows that as soon as the polling booths no example of such manifestation were opened" at 8 o'clock this of confidence of a people towards morning, the voters in all parts of their head.

the Reichs rushed to do their "duty so that by mid-day between 70 and 80 per cent, of registered voters had recorded their votes.

It is pointed out that Hitler ob- tained double the number of votes which von Hindenburg was able to muster in the last Presidential canipaign..

FINAL RETURNS,

ABSENTEE VOTES

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From all parts of Germany the same news was received that the The final returns given out early polling took place on a scale never this morning are:

"Yes" votes

"No" votes

38,362.276 4,294,654 827,396 The number of people entitled to vote was 45.473,635.

Invalid votes

The papers ask where in Europe is a man who can boast of a simi- lar success. Germany can now settle down to peace and work Tranancean Kuo Min.

ABSOLUTE RECOGNITION (Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press"}

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1934.

CHANCELLOR HITLER

Lloyd steamer "Bremerhaven" which sailed out to sen so as to enable the votes to be legally re-

corded.

CROSSING THE FRONTIER

could not The Saar territory take part in the Plebiscite but at least was able to indicate its solidarity with the Fuehrer and the Reich by a display of German national colours, almost every house in the territory being gally decked with bunting. The Ger- mans of the Reich living in the Baar crossed the frontier to vote. In the prison of Stadelhelm near Munich, 58 votes were cast, 51 being "yes." The total votes cast in Munich's pubile hospitals, work camps and gaols were 1,732 of which 1,603 were "yes."

In the Jewish old men's home at Prenzlauerberg near Berlin, 98 vates were recorded, 94 being **yes.*** The German colony in Istanbul also went out to sea on the steamer "Alta": 490 votes being recorded and of these 458. were "yes.""

At Regensburg a touching tri- bute to the devotion and loyalty towards Hitler was shown by a death, Bed woman who on her insisted on exercising

vote. No sooner had she completed the formality than she passed away,

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EVERYBODY VOTES

Reports from dozens other cities and towns throughout the Reich reveal that the same spirit After 8 prevailed everywhere. o'clock In the morning, long queues of people lined up waiting for their turn to use the voting cabins. In the free city of Dan- had voted on the zig, 2350 steamer "Bassnitz" on the first trip out to sea and later trips carried even more passengers

THE AMERICA CUP

Vanitie To Test Out Endeavour

GERMANY AND THE SAAR

PRESIDENT "DECLARES WAR" ON PROFITEERING

Hitler's Speech To Deputation

(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press")

General Johnson To Reorganise N.R.A.

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The America Cup challenger En- deavour, with Mr. and Mrs. Sopwith and the designier Mr. Nicholson

London, Aug. 20. main object in their programme. abroad, stretched a new mainsali

President Roosevelt has decided The correspondent" points out... for five hours in a twenty-mile spin.

to start a vigorous campaign to that the alteration in the "Ad (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tela Mr. Sopwith has accepted an of

prevent profiteering in grains and ministration's policy is due to the Ordinance, fer from Mr. Gerard Blambert, ow-Received, August 20, 7.20 p.m.)

graphic Messages

1894 other foodstuffs, states the New change in internal conditions. On York correspondent of the "Finan- the one hand the cost of living Berlin, aug. 20. cial Times." By endeavouring to rising is owing to the shortage From his window at the Chancel-check the advance of wholesale caused by the drought and on the lery on Monday forenoon Chancel-prices, the President is obviously other the general trade falling is lor Hitler delivered a short speech afraid that the country's existing partly owing to the increased costa to a deputation of the inbabitants situation will worsen if the cost in production, and this throwa of the Saar region who assembled of living continues to mount, but light on President Roosevelt's in- Wall Street is wondering whether structions to General Johrian to before the palace Wilhemstrasse.

the Administration will

work out and carry out a plan for be

the reorganisation of the National the Recovery Administration. Reuter,

ner of the American yacht Vanitie, to hold a series of matches begin- ning on August 24. This has caus- ed great surprise since it is the first time an American yacht is used to test out a defender. It will be re- called that in 1930 the Resolute of fered to test out Shamock V which was turned down by Sir. Thomas Lipton

After referring to the new proof

of their unity furnished yesterday able to check the rise in commo-

dities which were formerly to the German people, the Chancel- lor went on to assure his hearers that the German people were just as united in the burning wish to see the Saar region reunited with Ger- many.

All Germans who belong to one another by virtue of the

America's challenger is being de- cided on the result of the trials starting on August 22, for which Vanitie will be ineligible. It seems certain that the challenger will be the Vanderbilt syndicate's Rainbow or the Boston syndicate's Yankee. The latter has been beating Rain- treaties must stand together. Hence bow in various races until recently the entire German people will ac- when the Rainbow took in extra company the Saar plebiscite on ballast which has been very suc- January 13 with the earnest pra- cessful. She has beaten the Yan-yer in the conviction that the pas- kee in the last two races, the last afon of the Baar region will there- of which was on Saturday when the by come to an end. Rainbow won the King's Cup over a thirty-three mile course, beating Yankee by three minutes. Reuter.

SILVER MARKET.

(From Our Own' Correspondent.)

London silver prices to-day were unchanged for "Spot" and 1/16 down forward as follows:-

Aug. 18. Aug. 20. Spot ........... 21-5/8 21-5/8 Forward 21-5/8 21-9/16

The London ön. New York cross- cale at 2 pm, to-day was 5.08–7/16 compared with 5.09-1/2 at closing

on Saturday.

M. BARTHOU'S VISIT TO ROME

Press" (Copyright:)]

Paris, Aug. 20.

60 that the number of 8.800 (Special to the "Hong Kong Daily recorded at the last Plebis- cite In November was much exceeded. Among the number were several old women over 90 years

It is understood that M, Bar of age who had to be carried or thou's projected visit to Rome has board and accompanied by Red been fixed for October 10. Oficial cross attendants. The old cathe-confirmation, however, dral city of Cologne was convert- lacking.—

hitherto own. One charactered into a sea of bunting. At va- | Transocean Kuo Min, istic feature of this plebiscite wasrious points great bronze busts of that travellers were enabled to the Fuehrer were erected and en- vote on the railway' stations. Be-circled with laurel wreaths. By 2 fore 11 o'clock over ten thousand o'clock over 1700 sallors and off votes were cast on the chief rail- cers at Kiel had cast their votes.

way station at Munich. Another everyone of them being "yes." Of noteworthy feature was the absen- 341 votes cast at Reval, Esthonia. tee vote of those away from home 333 voted “yes.”-- for which special voting forins were Transocean Kun Min. made out. About one Afth of the people in Munich applied for these absentee forms while in the cities,

"QUIET CELEBRATIONS" "..

Berlin, Aug: 20.

Germany, so Hitler declared, re- spects the treatles and asks for no thing more than that others should likewise respect them. The Chan- cellor added that his happiest hour will be when instead of welcoming the inhabitants of the Saar region in Berlin, he will be able to go for

the first time into their land. The Chancellor's speech was enthusias- tically applauded.— Transocean Zuo Min..

KING WINS CUP OUTRIGHT

C.E. RAILWAY

DISPUTE

London Press Comment

"Morning

London, Aug. 20. In a leading article this morning. regarding the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute, the Post" concludes "The Soviet will not night, but may be trusted to squeal It has been shrewdly surmised that their present move t join the Lea- gue of Nations may have something to do with this quarrel.

U. S. LABOUR DESIRES

No Communists Or Fascists

New York, Aug. 20. Ninety per cent. of the Americans. want to avoid Communist and Fas- cist dictatorship, declared Mr, Wales lace speaking at a meeting of far- mers at Rockford, Illinois.

He favoured the National Econo-

mic Counciî' to

co-ordinate the

NRA. and Agricultural Adjustment. Administration, and advocated an "Possibly they hope that Lord "economic democracy" to give agri- Lytton will be sent out to adjudi- culture, labour and finance their cate upon the value in yen of their interior "rights in the Chinese have a farmer, a labour member

Eastern Raliway."

just rights, The Council would

and a banker, with some represent-.

The "Morning Post" adds that atives and a Government referee.

Reuter

they can imagine M. Litvinov using

his peculiar talents to embroil the

western powers with Japan on be- half of the Soviet as an innocent

victim of Imperialist aggression in OFFER TO TURN

the Far East. The Journal says that it hopes. that Geneva will not

be so incredibly foolish as to mix

Reader.

Yachting Victory At itself up in this quarrel

Bournemouth

(Special Alr-Mail Service).

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Bournemouth, Aug. 4. The King's yacht, Britannia, in spite of a cracked mast gaind her first success of the season to-day in the Bournemouth regatta, writes a still corresponlent. She won outright the Bournemouth Cup, presented by Alderman Bishop in 1924.

Shamrock V. arrived too late, and did not take part in the race. Vel- sheda took second prize, beating Astra by four seconds.

Of the votes cast, 89,9 per cent. were "Yes" and 10.1 per cent. "Noes."

The returns from a few districts have been delayed, but they can have no effect on the result.

.38,000,000 IN FAVOUR

It is learned that all the votes have now been counted but the official result has not yet been issed.

The unofficial provisional final

Saxony no less than 130,000 appli- Hitler's victory was celebratel cations for auch were

received. quietly in Berlin, steady down- (Hy Telegraph, Copyright, Tals-

Another interesting feature was pour of rain dampening the spirits graphic Manager Ordinance, 1894 the voting of Germans living out of the crowd in the Wilhelmstrasse, Received, August 20, 7.30 p.m.) side the Reich, who crossed the who watched a torchlight proces- Agures, revealing that: 43,338,382

Berlin, Aug. 20. frontler expressly to record their son of cheering Storm Troopers votes were cast, are as follows: Among the German Press.com-votes. A spectal train was charter-march past the Chancellor, who ments on Hitler's kweeping victory,ed from Brussels to Cologne to appeared at the window of the one of the most noticeable is by bring

the members of the Chancellery amid a roar of ap. Alfred Rosenberg in Voelkischer German colony who first of all plause Beobachter." Rosenberg points voted and then spent the day Reuter." out that at no previous election or sightseeing. At Ala in Chappelle, plebiscite did the National-Social-

numerous parties of Germans ar- 1st appear as the sole factor on rived from Holland' while the the scene with the claim to ab- | German Consul-General at Katto- solute recognition and their ex-

a receipt of 3,200 witz recorded clusive right to rule.

votes. The German nationals liv

free city of The plebiscite of November 12ing in the

Danzig to the last year was a manifestation re- went

seaside resort in lating to the foreign policy of such Zoppot where they boarded Ger- a kind that the entire nation man steamers that carried them

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"LOST GROUND **

Berlin, Aug. 19.. Although Hitler's victory is not in doubt and although after mid- night he will undoubtedly be able to claim an overwhelming major- ity, the figures of votes counted up to the present time show that he has lost ground in the country as compared with the voting in the Reichstag election of Novem- ber, 1933, when he had a follow-

ate,

Figures, at 9.30 p.m. show that with about 90 per cent of the electorate going to the polls, his followers are about eighty-two per *cent. :

could (and indeed had to show out to sea beyond the three mile unanimity irrespective of hetero limit and voted on board. geneous" political temperaments, Munich which was Hitler's heading of 92.1 per cent of the elector Similarly at the Reichstag elec- quarters during his long years of tion the same candidates were not struggle to power, enthusiasm ran ail polling exclusively National-Socialists but exceptionally high, included representatives of the booths being decorated by fir tree former Centre party as well as of branches and a picture of the Steeihelmeters. But with the de- Fuehrer. cision to unite the functions of the Reichspresident with those of the Chancellor, the leader of National Socialism has become the supreme head of the State as well as the “REICHSCHANCEffor

Yes

No.

Invalid

38,188,288

4,280,471 869,625

MANY VOTES REJECTED

The latest partial court of the votes for the whole of Germany show that 33,312,490 have so far been counted and checked, the voting being:

Tes

The conditions of the trophy pro- three vide that it must be won times by the same yacht-owner. His Majesty's previous victories with. Britannia were in 1924 and 1933.

The old vessel has not found the weather suitable during the present summer. To-day, however, in a strong westerly wind, sometimes having a touch of north of the land, she salled in her best form. The fine Bournemouth course pro- vided an excellent sailing test. It WBS, indeed, the best race I have seen this seRSON.

SHANGHAI FACTORY

DISASTER

Six Killed; Many Badly Burned

Shanghai, Aug. 20."

Six were killed and twenty-ab seriously injured in the Shanghai factory explosion and fire yester -

day: Reuter.

PROFESSIONAL

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The Two Helens"

Invited

New York, Aug. 19. Mrs. Wills-Moody and Miss Helen Jacobs have received an ofer of $25,000 each, with the option of 25 per cent, share of gate receipts, to turn professional.

Mra. Moody has not. replied. Miss Jacobs.said she did not pian to turn professional- Reuter.

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SIX HUNDRED DEAD

IN ANTUNG

Rise Of Yalu River Causes Havoc

Harbin, Aug. 20. Unprecedented and torrential rains on Friday, Saturday and Sunday have caused a rise in the Yalu River. The breakdown of two re- servoirs has submerged 80 per cent. of Antung.

food or water.

Twelve thousand houses are un- der water. The streets are trans- formed into raging rivers, carrying off houses, people and property.

BRITANNIA'S MISHAP

The damage, which includes 750 Everybody wondered why Britan

boats and five bridges smash smithereens, is estimated at 6,000,-, nia appeared to suddenly stop when

000 (six milkon), yen... passing Bournemouth pier at the

8ix hundred people are either To add to the distress, the re finish. It looked for a moment as' if she were about to retire from the dead or missing, while sixty thou-fugees are faced with the prospect:

without | of a water famine, race she was so handsomely win-sand are homeless and

Reuter 29,404,044 ning.

3.280.442 'Sir Philip Hanloke told me after- Invalid

648,004

wards that the reason he was ob The number of invalid votes sliged to, tuff-up the Britannia and surprisingly large and it is taken lower her fore-staysall was that a for granted that by far the great-large crack suddenly appeared in er proportion of them may be reher mast below the deck. He fear- garded as "No", votes.-"

ed at first that if he continued the -Reuter,

race the yacht would carry BWBY her mast

No

UNOFFICIAL FIGURES

Berlin, Aug. 20, Unofficial final figures indicate that out of an electorate of 45,988, 743, the votes cast totalled 43,438, ...... 13.188.208 378, as follows: ................ 1,520,358

Latest incomplete figures for the whole of Germany, are

Yes No

Yea NO.... krivalo

******-*-**- 38,279,614 .... 4.287,808

"871,055"

Britannia had sailed so grandly that he was loth to give up when victory seemed certain. They therefore managed temporarily to bind the cracked part with wire rope, and, being a long way ahead, salled under easy canvas and won the cup.

The day began with marching through the streets of twenty Ave brass bands wakening the citizens and calling them to the business of the day. Very soon the streets were thronged with people making their way to the nearest voting Forelan countries are now placed before the fact that the German denburg's home is situated all nation is henceforth united under those entitled to vote had been. a single leader, backed by the en-to the polls by midday, every one tire people, and the foreign gov» |of the 98 votes cast being. “yes," ernments will no longer be able that is, for Hitler. Every member to refuse the solemnly promised of the German colony in Hong-

Invalid equality rightạm

kong recorded their votes, all go-

Electors participating Tranzosean, Kuo Min.

ing aboard the North German 85.7 per cent.

station. At Neudeck where Hip- The official provisional Anal Participation in the voting total-Mr. Charles Nicholson was in at-

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When Britannia arrived at Cowes

figures give the electorate as 45,-led 94.2 per cent. as compared with tendance to make the necessary re- 202.667 and the votes cast as 43,- 02.1 in the Reichstag election last pairs. Mr. Nicholson told me that 287,821, as follows:

year.

| Britannia's engagement in Cowes *38.124.030 Ignoring the invalid votes, 88.1 widl not be affected. Britannia's 4,275, 248 per cent of the people who voted mast is a hollow wooden structure, 838,543 to-day and 83.1 per cent, of the and as the crack is at the bottom, totalled whole electozata voted for Hitler-it can easily be repaired with steel

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Yes

No

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