GERMANY WITHIN.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1918, Page 2

GERMANY WITHIN.

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HUNGARY’S AIMS

ROME December 7

Count Karolyi’e Cabinet liks prepared a Bill guaranteeing the widest autonomy to all Hungarian nationalities, in order to prevent territorial disintegration. Thus, Hungary should become a kind of Switzerland.

A GERMAN NOTE. LONDON December 7.

A German official Note to the Allies on the food situation states that Germany is now verging oil famine. Tho. broad ration does not exceed eighty grammes daily and must remain so till after mid-February. The Austrian situation, adds the Note is ever getting graver., Vienna is now without coal, and the railways and street lighting are shortly ceasing. Tho food .supplies in Austria will not last beyond the 31st December.

MORE FACTION FIGHTS. AMSTERDAM December 6. There has been sharp fighting in several Westphalian towns between returning soldiers and local Soviets'troops. Thousands of miners at Hatnn have struck and hoisted red flags on tho public buildings. There were simitar demonstrationsat Wanne. The soldiers hauled down tho flags, and dispersed the demonstrators .

RIOTS AT COLOGNE. COPENHAGEN December 6

There were serjous riots at Cologne on the 3rd of December. A mob plun r dered shops and attempted to raid a. food depot, but retreated when faced with machine-guns. There were conflicts between the mob and the police throughout the night. • A number of casualties are reported,,

FIGHTING AT ESSEN. LONDON December 6. Violent fighting has occurred at Essen. When some returned soldiers arrived they attempted to lower the red flag. Several were killed.

BOLSHEVISM IN BERLIN. AMSTERDAM December 6. Serious disorders reported in Berlin. There has been much shooting in the streets by the Bolsheviks. German frontier reports mention a Bolshevik outbreak in Berlin with serious street fighting. There are no details.

| BOLSHEVIK OUTBREAKS DENIED

I LONDON December 7. • There is no confirmation of the reports of Bolshevik outbreaks in Ber- . lin. On the contrary, a Berlin message ' states that the. Ebert- Government has greatly been .strengthened by the adhesion of a number. of the Guards regi- : ments from the fronts.

SOLDIERS ‘AND WORKMEN’S CENTRAL COUNCIL. LONDON December 7.

An English’ correspondent in Berlin snys that the real Government of Germany is now in the hands of the National Council, which is elected by tho District Councils of the workmen and soldiers. On this Council every regiment- is now represented. The most powerful, man in Germany says the correspondent is. Ernest Doumig who is President of the .National Council. He formerly was on the “Vorwaerts” newspaper staff. He recently was secretary of the Independent Socialist Party.

Doumig declares that all persons associated with the old regime must go.

THE EXTREMISTS. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 7. •A mass meeting has been held iu the Berlin suburbs, at which SpartaeuS/ speakers declared that if a assembly were summoned, the military would immediately disperse it.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION. LONDON, Dec. 7.

It has been decided that the German National Assembly elections will ljo held bn the 15th of May next.

THE BAVARIAN ELECTIONS. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 7. The elections for the Bavarian Diot will lie held on the 12th ot January. All male and femalo subjects over 20 will bo allowed to vote. Any male or female Bavarian, aged at least 25 can bo elected.