HUNGARIAN FORGERY PLOT.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1926, Page 2

HUNGARIAN FORGERY PLOT.

DEVELOPS INTO INTERNATIONAL

scandal. MORE ARRESTS. "jstralia A* N.Z. Cable Association.] BUDAPEST. Jan. 7. I luce more arrests ha tv been made in connection with the French bank notes case. They are Gerve, a technical expert at the Cat nigra phi cal Institute. Joseph, Secretary of the Official Hungarian National League, and i youth named Yeihaflet. PRINTING PRESSES FOUND. LONDON, Jan. 8. r l he Hungarian note forgeries have developed into an international scandal. France, Italy. Belgium, Holland and C’/.csclio-Slovakia arc affected in various wavs.

liadislaus Serve, tile Technical Alanager of the Cartographical Institution, who has been arrested, admits that some ol the notes were printed in the basement. He himself made the drawuigs and plates. Lie pleads pressure from Prince AA'indischgraetz, who assured him that he had the highest political motives. Other arrests are: Doctor Szocrtscy, (Vice-Rrosident of the Hungarian National Union, which aims at placing the Archduke Albrecht on the throne) ; Herr Hallnsz (who manages Prince AA’indischgraetz’s estates) ; and Andreaandor tson of the ex-Seerotary of State) ; one of whom admits he was entrusted with a mission to Milan and Turin in order to change the notes. It is reported Prince AA’indischgraetz has made a statement admitting that lie received notes to the face value of thirty million francs. Printing presses have been found in his castle. The Chief of Police. Nadossy, admits knowledge of the plot, but pleads justification in the national interests. He said that the first mites were passed in Belgium. All those arrested agree that a plot lias been in existence for half a vear.

Deputy Franz Uiain, leader of the Hungarian Nationalists, who lied to Italy, lias been brought back. He says Count Dethlen’s Government mustbe swept away, because of its intolerable action in arresting patriots, if this venture had been successful, they would, lie says, be grovelling on their knees before the very men they are arresting. This statement, following on the denial of any forgeries in connection with the Royalist plot, has caused a sensation. The “Morning Posts’s” diplomatic correspondent suggests that the forgers. who conceived the idea of implicating the political factions in Hungary carried out their own operations.