GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

OUTBREAK OF CIVIL WAR. VIOLENT FIRING BEGUN. BPARTACISTS STOP DEPARTEES. Keceived Feb. 23, 5.5 p.m. Copenhagen, Feb. 21. Following the general strike at Munich, an outbreak of civil war was signalised by the ringing of church bells, and a procession of 10,000 workmen marched through the city. Violent firing began, and the shops wer# plundered, hundreds of citizens fleeing, but the Spart*cists occupied the terminus and prevented further departures. The Spartacists, whose adherents include well-known anarchists, rushing through the streets in armed motor-cars, .arrested Minister Rosshaupter, who is stated to have been wounded in the IK«t affray.—Reutcr. Received Feb. 23, 5.5 p.m. Berne, Feb. 19. Herr Scheidemann. in a speech at Weimar, declared that Munich was the scene 'of a bloody civil war. Herr Auer (Bavarian Minister of the Interior) lAid been murdered, u weli as Herr Eisner, and three other Ministers had been wounded.! The Spartacists had arrested Rosshaupter, who was wounded, not killed. Another report says ti'at Herr Auer was wounded, and not killed, but that Deputy Ogel was killed.—Reuter.

A MINISTER SHOT, WHILE SPEAKING IN DIET A DEPUTY KILLED. Received Feb. 23, 5.5 p.m. Berne, Feb. 21. • During the sitting of the Diet at Mun/ ich, while Herr Auer, Minister of Home Affairs, was denouncing the assassination of Herr Eisner, several shots were fired from the public gallery. The deputies took panic. Herr Auer collapeed, being hit by a bullet in the left side. Another bullet killed Deputy Osel, a member of the Bavarian popular party. Two official* were seriously wounded.— Jleuter.

HERR EISNER MURDERED. dHOT BY GERMAN OFFICER. London, Feb. 21. Herr Eisner, the Socialist Premier of Buvaria, has been murdered.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. London, Feb. 21. lyieut. Count Valley shot Herr Eisner With a revolver. The guards shot the Count, who is dying.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable te.

{THUEAT BY WORKERS' COUNCIL. TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT. Received Feb. 23, 5.5 p.m. New Yoiic, Feb. 20. the United Press correspondent at Weimar reports that the Workers' Council at Essen Bent an ultimatum to the German Cabinet that unless the industries Fere immediately socialised and the minimum v&ge made higher than the present maxim vim, and all workers' councils recognised at once, the Government would be overthrown. —Aus. N.Z. Cable IMioc.

THE RUHR TROUBLE. SPA&TACISTS SEIZE BULLION. « Received Feb. 22, 5.5 p.m. Berne, Feb. 20. Thirty-five thousand Government Jroopg a& advancing towards the Ruhr district. The seized the Reich {tank's fyullion reserve at Mulheim.— fteuter. THE NEW NATIONALITIES.

A TRYSTG TIME TILL HARVEST. (Ree. February 24. 12.50 a.m ) London, Feb. 20. The Chicago News' Prague corresponBent interviewed Masaryk, who said: {There will be a trying time for the new nationalitiej until the next harvest, but fcfter that ffa should be self supporting. Difficulties were now caused by lack of tolling stotjk with which to transport fommoditif^. —Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn.

HSItR RANTZAU RESIGNS.Received Feb. 23, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 21. The Cossische Zeitung states that Herr Bant7#u is resigning, consequent on the 4to«tilf reception of his pro-German ,i^eec^.— Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.