HUNGARIAN AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1921, Page 3

HUNGARIAN AFFAIRS

'CABLE NEWS

WEST HUNGARY WANTS KARI r. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIOI i . LONDON, April 1. Tho Daily Chronicle’s ViSfina cone.' pondent telegraphing on Thursday, say Count Sigray, the Government Com missioner of West Hungary, has gon over to Emperor Karl. >r 1 . , Karl has declared a military dictator l shil». y Colonel Lehar may lead a march ni a Budapest, if Prince Otto (Karl’s son s is proclaimed King. Colonel Lehar’s thirty-five thousaiu q. men are the elete of the Hungariai Army. They are largely made up o old army officers. According to other Vienna telegram: precautions are being taken againsl tho monarch ini movement in Austria . The Imperial Castle and the promins ent public buildings have been occupier by troops. 5 Karl arrived from Strassliurg wearing i a false beard and a foreign uniform, i and he used a- passport, written in 5 English, for a Red Cross functionary. A CONTRADICTION. LONDON, April 1. There are confused reports from Hun- ) gary as to Karl’s coup. One report from Vienna states Karl accepted the inevitable when he found ■ the game was lost. Re only asked for > a safe conduct. 1 The rumours of the military' coup , are denied, the troops being stated to be loyal to tbe Government. “The Daily Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent states that the German Government is perturbed at Karl’s escapade, fearing it will re-act on Bavaria, where tbe Monarchists continue to prevent disarmament. ' They are hiding tho time of Prince Rnpprecht’s return. THE HAPSBURGS. STEIN A-M ANG KR BEFLAGG KO. (Received This Day at 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, April 1. Vienna reports Stcinamanger has assumed the appearance of the Royalists’ capital. It is beilagged and has full military and political officers; the j church * bells pealed, Te demns were sung on Marv and Karl’s return. \oi luntoers are arriving mostly ex-soldiers j armed with rifles which they retained after the 15)11) upheaval. Karl attended a great military review on Monday. | .1 ugo-Slavia has informed Hungary ' that she has decided, in the event of a Unpshnrg restoration to annex Pecs district, and occupy Szegedin. Ihe I Hungarian Cahiuet has disowned the ! responsibility for the thirty-five ■ lionsand .1 ugo-Slavian troops concentrated at Varasdiu ready to march on Steinamanger to prevent the restoration. GENEVA, March 31. Karl has telegraphed announcing he is everywhere enthusiastically acclaimed in Hungary. The cx-Emper-or’s friends here profess to disbelieve . the Allies are likely to oppose the coup, which would strengthen the Po-lish-Roumanian anti-Bolshevik rani part, and restore the Pacific Prince, who, throughout opposed the German policy Austrian pan-Germans are alarmed, realising the return will ruin their dream of re-uniting Germany and AustriaHungary. e KARL WILL' NOT BE RECOGNISED (Received This Day at 8.130 a.m.) PARIS, April 1. Thy Ambassadors’ Conference drafted ! a declaration that the Hapsburgs’ re- j storation will not he recognised or tol— J crated, as it would imperil tho peace of the Allies and rely on the Hungarian Government taking necessary measures to stop such attempts, since success would have disastrous consequence for Hungary.