BALKAN TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1925, Page 2

BALKAN TURMOIL.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION SOFIA. April 2d. General Rottsself. the Minister ol the Interior, told a party of loreign newspaper correspondents, that tu 1 evidence in the possession of the Government showed that C uniiiunist Societies of Moscow and others in close touch therewith, had organised hands, the hulk of the members of which were drawing a monthly subsidy from their taskmasters itt the Kremlin, with a bonus for each crime committed. The total arrests, lie-said, do not exceed fifteen hundred. Tim struggle against anarchy will be carried on unitedly. Bulgaria desires peace, hut she has been forced to light the spectre of Communism. M. Roused appealed for the civilised world's normal support for Bulgaria in her hour ol tiial and suffering. ROM F,. April 24. A message from Belgrade states that King lions is practically being held a prisoner ill the Royal Palace, by the militarists, headed by General La/.orclf, who is the real Du tutor of Bulgaria. This action lias been taken in consequence of a suggestion by King Boris that M. Zankotf should resign with a view to the formation ot a Cabinet incorporating the Opposition element.

SOFIA BO.TiIJ OCT RAGE. LONDON. April 25

The “Daily Herald” prints a lengthy dispatch from Colonel \\ edgwootl, "the British ALP., ailirmittg that the .Sofia Cathedral outrage was the sequel of a long course of agitation and repression. in which the peasant movements and the .Macedonian .insurgent movement eventually joined liamls. The Communists allege that within three days of the outrage, six thousand arrests and 2-7.1 executions took place in ,-Lilia alone. British ami American Ministers and missiotiai ies arc insert .oiling, hut the Government no longer ha- i ml ml ot allairs, which is in liie hands of the Officer.' League and ol armed bands.

ANOTHER COMMUNIST OVTRAGF.

jPr.eivcd this day at S a.m.l SOFIA. April 20,

The Theatre Plevna, also the Alttnicical 'Library, which is one, of the largest in Bulgaria, was destroyed by a lire which was started by the Agrarian Communists who placed bombs beneath the stage. No lives were lost. Kassahoff is alleged to lie one of the Kolia conspirators who was killed in the course of a 1 1 isilade.