THE NEW REGIME IN HUNGARY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 268, 8 August 1919, Page 7

THE NEW REGIME IN HUNGARY

ATTITUDE OF THE ALLIES CONDITIONAL RAISING OP BLOCKADE By Telegraph-Press As6ooiatlon--CopyrlelH Paris, August 5. I The Supreme Council has decided to raise the blockade of Hungary conditionally on the good behaviour of the now Hungarian Government. A request by the Budapest Government that each great Allied Power should send a regiment to Budapest has been refused. Tho Hungarian Government hats been in formed that the Rumanian troops will remain where they are until Hungary complies with the terms of the armistice. —Reuter. "CAUGHT ffilTllE GOODS" FIVE MILLION CROWNS IN BELA KTJN'S LUGGAGE. Berne, August S. It is reported that five million crowns were in Bela Ivun's luggage wlipn he was arrested.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH TROOPS PROCEEDING TO BUDAPEST. Vienna, August 5. It .is stated that British troops are eq route to Budapest from Fiume—Reuter. ALLIED MISSION TO BUDAPEST. (Rec. August 7, 7.39 p.m.) Paris, August 6. The Supreme Council has decided that an inter-Allied Mission, consisting of generals, shall be dispatched immediately to Budapest, accompanied by an escort not exceeding one company for each Power.—Reuter. RUMANIAN ULTIMATUM TO HUNGARY (Rec. August 7, 10.5 p.m.) Paris, August 6. The Rumanians have 6ent an ultimatum to the Hungarian Government demanding a large proportion of tho Danube shipping supplies for an army of, 308,000, and a reduction of the Hungarian army to 15,000.—Au5.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ACUTE CRISIS DEVELOPS RUMANIANS ACTING WITH A HIGH HAND. (Rec. August 8, 1.20 a.m.) London, August G. Tho "Daily Express" Budapest correspondent states that tho Rumanians are behaving aa if they were occupying tho town, and oro domanding middle class as well as Communist hostages. They have taken over tho transport services, occupied tho posts, telegraphs, and telephones, defied tho Big Fivo's instructions to stop the advance, and ignored the assurances to tho Italian mission that no Rumanian troops would intervene in the conduct of affairs. Tho situation is ugly, and iikely to lead to bloodshed, Thirty thousand Rumanians are in tho viciniiy of the town, while others aro witliin a day's inarch. The food situation is acute and will possibly precipitate disturbances. The Rumanians are imprisoning wholesale persons connected with tho Soviet regime.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.