HUNGARIAN AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1921, Page 3

HUNGARIAN AFFAIRS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. HUNGARIAN WORKERS. (Received this day, at) 9.30 a.m.) VIENNA, April 0 A thousand workers occupied Hruck station awaiting Karl’s tram, which was held up at Frohheiten. ihe demonstrators declared their intention of expressing opinions to Karl before permitting the continuance of his journey. Exentually a deputation of workers was permitted to proceed to Frohleiten. ICARL’S DEPARTURE. , MOVING SCENES. (Received This Day at 8 a.in.) BUDAPEST, April fi. The ex-Emperor Karl’s departure , from Steinamanger was accompanied by moving scenes. His advisors debated all night long the advisability of resisting the departure and marching to Budapest. Karl finally against the counsels of Lehar and Andrassy, decided in the interests of the country to , retire from Hungary. A large crowd commenced singing the Hungarian National Anthem when Karl appeared on a balcony and he was tremendously cheered. Women and childi-em fell on their knees weeping, and remained so until the royal motor started on the journey. Karl expressed himself convinced that lie would return within a. brief period, and he issued a declaration which is understood will he published by the Hungarian Government as follows:—“I am leaving because of the conviction that the time has not yet come to take over right of governing. I cannot permit the maintenance of right which would entail disturbance of the present peace. I leave the land as crowned King of Hungary.” , Lehar, Karl’s most ardent supporter, resigned from the Hungarian army. Ostensibly all hearts are voluntarily sharing Karl’s exile.