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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5,

1938.

HITLER'S VICTORY IN SUDETENLAND Ceded Areas Vote Solidly For The Reich Union With

Germany Is

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Endorsed

BERLIN, Dec. 5.

ATEST RESULTS from the supplementary Reich- stag elections in the Sudeten territory issued at 1.30 a.m. this morning, covered 49 out of the 66 districts, in which 1,435,478 votes recorded "Yes", 11,811 voted "No", and 3,349 votes were declared invalid. The total of valid votes was 1,447,289, while 1,466,504 are entitled to vote.- Trans-Ocean.

The

EARLY RESULTS AND ELECTION SCENES

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Berlin, Dec. 4. results of the supple- mentary Iteichstag elections held to- day in the Sudeten-German terri- tories, coded to Germany by Czecho- Slovakia, and regarded alse in the Reichs as an endorsement of the union of these territories with the Reich, shows ruch unanimity as to surprise even Berlin.

About 3,000,000 people were in titled to vole. In the world famous Spa of Marienbad, 4,269 voted "ye and no negative votes were recorded at all. In Follenhustadt there were four "No" votes as against 7,115 who voted in the affirmat,ve.

[hours to reach the polling booths, be- tween 80 and 90 per cent of those entitled to vole, had done so by middiny.

The Regional Leader, Herr Konrad Heulein, and his deputy, Herr Karl lermann Frank, both of them old of the Sudeten-German lenders Party, voted in the provincial empital of Reichenberg.

voter

The meticulously-planned organisa- tion Law to it that every voler was

reached. Choruses marched through; the streets which were decorated: with slogans, galands and flags. The wireless service was pressed into use ta remind every individual of his duty. In

In front of

of every polling station members of the National Socialist Automobile Association were ready with their vehicles to It is, however, not expected that ring sick people and invalids to the poll. Ambulance-voting commissions such favourable really have been visited hospitals and the homes of achieved in all places, but it is taken those electors unable to be transport-] for granted that in the man, theed. alfirmative voles will by extra- ordinarily high, and not less pro- Volers appeared at the palling) portionately, than at the electionsinths in mily-coloured national held in the German Reich an infestumes handed down for genera- former Austria.

tions as heirlooms.

EVERYBODY VOTES

In the Moravian town of Znuim. election-day began with the return at the old Austrian Infantry Regi- ment 00, which in 1918 had been taken to Vieniu when Czech legion- |

The Anal results, which originally were not expected before Monday morning, will probably be known by midnight, since the election organisa- | aries occupled the country. tion In the Sudetenland has worked excellently.

Every voter who had done hls duly was given an election badgol denoting this.

UFS

To clear railroad lines of mines laid by Arab terrorists in Palestine, armoured cars manned by Royal Engineers and Royal West Kent-nicknamed the "Suicide Squad"-are sent ahead of trains. A projected nine sweeper explodes the mines before the ears arrive directly over them. Above. an armoured ear proceeds ahead of a train near Tulkaru..

Briton

and

Japanese Engineer

Involved in Hankow

in Hankow Incident

King Carol Dissatisfied With Visits

Budapest, Dec. 4. King Carol of Kumanla is safů to be dissatisfied with the re- London, sults of fils visit to state newspapers here.

This dissatisfaction is believed to be the reason why the King Rumanian has recalled the Minister In London, who is to be succeeded by the fornier Minis- fer, M. Tiles.

It is also stated that the Rumanian Minister in Paris will resign, and that the Rumanian Foreign Minister will be re- placed.-Trans-Ocean.

The election itself which has to be held throughout the whole of the Relch, since many Sudeten Germans

HOW DID CZECIIS VOTE? have been living there for some

How the Czech voters in Sudeten- years past, and in part have been forced to flee from Czecho-Slovakiat seems, however, that a greater tand voted cannot yet be ascertained. because of their avowal of German-

have voled "Yes". hood, began everywhere early this part of them morning and the voling closed at 8However, it is expected that a num- her of Czech votes will be found in- valid. In certain cases Czech voters having been called up during the were unable to vote as they are at crisis, and not yet dismissed agam. present serving in the Czech army, Trans-Ocean,

p.m.

Although in some districts of the Sudetenland, voters had to walk for

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HANKOW, Dec. 4.

IT IS reliably reported that the British Consul-General is considering protesting against | an incident on December 3 in which a Briton, Mr. Ronald Cameron, Secretary of the Special Administrative District No. 3 Council attempted to pre- vent a Japanese engineer from opening a street hydrant and emptying the mains. An al- tercation followed and fisticuffs ensued, after which Mr. Cam- the taken off to eron wag Japanese gendarmerie head- quarters and detained for an hour. Afterwards he was taken to the British consulate.

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The British Consul-Gencrul that the Japanese gendarme apolo- sed, and it was apparent that there had bren a misunderstanding, as both Cameron and the Japanese noidler claimed to have been "manhandled."

It is considered that the incident has been amicably settled unless Mr. Cameron proves that he was injured a result of the affair.-United Presa.

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INVOLVING

INCIDENT AMERICAN HOSPITAL SETTLED

Peking, Lee. 5.

Ningpo Defence Commander' is Executed

KINHWA, Dec. 5. FOR FAILING repeated- ly to obey the orders of his superior command, General Wang Sheng-nan, Defence Commander of Ningpo, was ordered executed by the Supreme Command on Dec- ember 3.

Wang was only recently married on November 11, and was placed in custody three days later. - Central

Nerus.

Arrest Of German Sends Memel Agog

The explanation given by Japan- ese authorities regarding the attack by mistake on the American hos-1 pital in Sutsien in northern Klangsu caused the on November 5, which death of cne Chinese inmate, was by the

Memel, Dec. 4. accepted with satisfaction

The sudden, and apparently un- authorities of the American hospital,;

Justified arrest of a leading Memel it was announced here to-day.

German in Memel territory, where The offcals of the American hos- the elections will be held on Sunday pital lodged a protest regarding the next, has aroused great indignation

"which" the among the population, Incident, replying to Jupanese authorities have explained that Japanese airplanes were first! fred on from the compound of the hospital and that the Japanese craft then responded to the Chinese fire.

It became known on Saturday that Deputy Chairman Cerpinski of th German Cultural Union, to which all Memel Germans belong, was stopped as he was leaving his houre by two The Japanese Immediately stepped officials of the Lithuanion State allack upon recognition the Security police, who, according to the American flag flying over the bos-Memel Convention, have no right to pital.

officiute in Mcmelland.

of

With the settlement of the present affair, it is pointed out, five inci- dents involving. foreign agents North Chino have been solved he was rubjected to a three-hour amicably since October.-Domci,

Herr Cerpinski was taken to the in Security Police headquarters where

REICH CONSUL-GENERAL LEAVES U.S.

San Francisco, Dec. 4. Baron Manfred von Klinger, the German Consul-General has left for Berlin where be is "combining

private, with offcial make!

He will, his attache

a report to the Government Un general conditions on the Pacific sea- board of the United States, including the mysterious explosion lost month on the German freighter, Vancouver.

-Reuter.

MEXICAN ACE SETS RECORD

Mexico City, Dec. 3. Captain Francis Sarabla, one of Mexico's air aces, lowered the record for the "hop" from Los Angeles by more than one hour,

He landed his monoplane here at 2.13 p.m., having completed the 1,050 nillos journey from Los Angelos in hours 34 inutes non-stop. United Prest.

cross-examination about the internal Union. activities of the Cultural After the examination he was set free.

Excitement in Memelland is all the greater since interference of this kind by the Lithuanian authorities in Memel territory have of late brcome numerous.-Trans-Ocean.

U.S. To Float

$400,000,000 Bond Issue

Washington, Dec. 4. The United States Treasury on December 16, will offer for cash $400,000,000 worth of 1000-63 two and three-quarters per cent. bonds, as well as $300,000,000 worth of 144 per cent. Ave-year notes.

Library, Suprovo

Similar bonds and notes in addi- tional quantities will be offered on a dollar for dollar basis to the holdera of $042,000,000 maturing 11⁄2 per cent. notes. The maturing notes may also be exchanged at par series of two per cent. 'Treasury bonds-Reuters 20

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