IN BULGARIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1923, Page 2

IN BULGARIA.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BULGARIAN RISING. ALLIES ALLOW MORE FORCES. LONDON, September 25. Mr Martin Donohoo, the “Daily Chronicle” special correspondent at Sofia says: The Serbian Soviet forces and the Zankoff Government are still at death grips in several districts. The Government has discovered that arms anil money from Russia have been disembarked at Burgas, Varna, and elsewhere. Fifty eases of ammunition labelled ‘nails’ have been captured. “The hide and seek guerilla warfare as practised by the Reds, is most embarrassing to the- Government, which has only attenuated forces to cope with it. During the week-end a Soviet regime was proclaimed in 15 different centres in Northern Bulgaria, but the Reds have since been chased out. “The inter-Allied Commission, recognising that tlie Government is handicapped by the treaty limitation of her forces to 30,000 lies permitted the forces to lie increased voluntarily. Volunteers are responding fioely in all tho disturbed areas. While Communist revolt in the south is being alternately reported as alarming and suppressed, tliero is groat . rebel activity in tlie north, where the Reds are devoting themselves to isolated attacks on villages. train wrecking, and general sabotage. •‘Tlie Government is alarmed at the spread of revolt to Sofia, which is denuded of troops, which have been dispatched in every direction to combat the insurgents. The Government have commandeered all the firearms and au tomohiles. They have appealed to tho Allies for additional rifles and machine guns.