Cairo, Apr. 1.
Reports from provincial governors indicate that yesterday's elections in Upper Egypt have gone in favour of the Government.
There were 611 candidates, of which 116 Government Coalition and 235 Wafd of Nahas Pasha's Nationalist Party, contended 264 seats.
Election disturbances were almost widespread and four people were shot dead in Beirut when rival parties clashed. A taxi driver was killed in Minea.
The worst election rioting occurred in Tantah, the home town of Mohammed Mahmoud Pasha, the Premier, where 700 of his supporters smashed a number of shops and damaged the British Consulate. Many were injured including 25 police who made a number of arrests.
The police chief of Manfalut was shot and knifed in the back while tying to restore order during a faction fight. Large forces of police and troops have been transferred to Upper Egypt from Lower Egypt, where the polling will take place to-
Lingyl Surtüünded Tsinan, Apr. 1.
Despite "Chinese propaganda to the contrary," Japanese forces operating in uthern Shantung have succeeded in occupying {he entire province except Lingyi the last Chinese stronghold, which also has been completely surrounded, Japanese military authorities here claimed to-night.
About 100,000 Chinese troops stationed in the area southeast of a line connecting Lingyi, Lanling, Wangchwang, Yuchwang and Taierhchwang are being encircled from three directions by the Japanese forces advancing from Yihsien, Lingyi and Taierhchwang, Japanese commanders stated.
Capture of Hsiangcheng, halfway between Lingyi and Taierhchwang, yesterday cut off the southern retreat of Chinese troops from Lingyl.
Japanese forces which drove south along the Tsinpu Railway and other Japanese columns which pushed south from the Shantung Railway now are effecting a junction.—Domei.
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