Symbolic Vote Taken Amidst Great Enthusiasm: Even the Sick Come to the Poll Dr. A, Tane, in his retiring address, said that it hod been a great pleasure and satisfaction to him to collaborate with the council during his period of chairmanship. The society, during this period, had had many interesting papers and sub-Jects for discussion from a clinical point of view, and it gave him satisfaction to know that the society was maintaining its old tradition.
In passing, he would say a word to the more pessimistic; they had once more made a mistake in giving prognosis contrary to those. who had the society's welfare at heart, as a very important step towards its normal development had been taken by the creation of a clinical journal. The Intter was due to Dr, Maxwell Peace with liberty and honour is the aim of Herr Adolph Hitler, said Bleut-Gol. Hermann. Krlebel, Ger man Consul-General, on Sunday, when symbolic vote of confidence in the Relchstag's foreign policy was taken th Shanghai. The result of the poll was overwhelmingly in favour of Here 'Hitler's foreign policy, there being 1165 votes in favour, sixteen inst, and eleven' irregular. A {otal of 1102 voles were recorded out of 1246 persons who took out ating papers' at the German Con-
Many persons who left Shanghai reeenily east their voles on the ship which they sailed, and these be Included in the poll which was feid in Germany on Sunday. By vot-Tag on a'German ship three miles upside Woosung, German votes, in Shanghai had hopes! that their votes ioo, would be legitimate, but no Ger-than ship. was available for such use hat day, and s0 it wes decided to take symbolic vote at the Kaiser Withelm School between 10 a.m, and oder to show the feeling Germans in Shenghai. A similar Symbolic vote, it is understood, was iden in Nanking that day and also other parts of China Enthusiasm Great enthusiasm marked the.voting throughout the aay, end. many were. present to witness the opening ceremony, which was held inthe GBatey, the weather was "bright!
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though' strong wind was blowing. This did not deter the large crowd, who, forming an gpenesided square ground Lieut-Col. Knobel, presenta multi-coloured" picture.' Many of ihe'men, following the example of Lieut-Cet. ferfebel, wore the German Khaki S.seatroops uniform, which, With the sold-boots, and red armlets Dearing a black swastika on a white Deckground, made a striking con-rest with those who speared in ivi clothes.
Alter all had joined in a hymn, leutCol. Knobel gave a short 0 ress. Comparing the yoke ex tried by Germany since the Treaty of Ver~ failes to the cross Christ had to ears in the last twelve stages of His before 'He. was crucified, as taught by the Roman Catholic' reli-lon, he said he hoped Germany now fed' reached her" last stage to freedom. Herr "Hitlers policy, he emphasized, was not one of war, but peace. Inarecent speech which the Fhrer made in Germany, he express~ ed the hope that he would not be remembered In years to come by any ational memorial, but in the hearts Jot all. Germans as the man who brought an honourable peace to the land, 'The first verse of the German National Anthem, "Deutschland riber Alles," "was then sung, with every man' and woman raising the right arm in the Nazi salute, It was followed by one verse of the Nazi anthem, the "Horst Wessel" song. This brought the official ceremony to a close and men and women than fled into the school to record their votes, "Voting as in Germany Both sexes over the age of twenty, who had. previously drawn their vot ing papers from the German Consulate, were entitled to vote. The question asked on each voting card was:—"Do you agree with the foreign policy of Herr Hitler?" Underneath were the German equivalents of "Yes" and "No." All voters had to do was to put a cross in a circle against either one of the two answers, according to their views.
'The voting was carried out on ox-laetly the same lines as in Germany. Each voter took the card into a booth, draped with Nazi flags, which was only sufficient to admit' one person. Having voted in absolute secrecy, the card was put into an envelope and sealed. The voter then came out and dropped the envelope into the poll-box, Before leaving, the voter's name was given to an oficial stationed at the exit barrier. This official, -helped by others, had a list of all voters and as each name was iven it was crossed off the list There was not the slightest possibility, of anyone voting twice.
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