HUNGARY

Taranaki Daily News, 26 March 1919, Page 5

HUNGARY

THE ENTENTE'S ULTIMATUM. PROCLAMA'J lON OF WAR Vienna, March 23. The Situation in Budapest is criticaL The Government has declined the Entente's ultimatum, and ia issuing a proclamation declaring a state of war between Hungary and the Entente. EXTENSION OF BOLSHEVISM FEARED. RESISTANCE TO ENCROACHMENTS. ENTENTE TROOPS DISARMED. Received March 25. 5.5 p.m. j Vienna, March 24. A great anti-Entente demonstration favored a Soviet republic, but the Austrian Central Workers' Council rejected the Hungarian overtures, owing to Austria's dependence upon the Entente for f«>d. Political circles /ear an extension of tie Hungarian Bolshevism to Poland and tba Balkans. Ptofessor Masaryk has resigned the presidency of Czecho-Slovakia. It is npected that Hungary's Bolefavik Government is gaining support, and jg determined to resist the Polish, Cfcecho-Slovakian, and Roumanian encroachments. The communists disarmed 247 Entente itaopg at Budapest. The Entente mission departed. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. SPREADING TO NEIGHBORING STATES. PEASANTS FIGHTING THE SERBS. Received March 25, 9.15 p.m. Vienna, March 24. "he Bolshevik movement is spreading to Bosnia, Croatia, and Slavonia. Atttid peasants are fighting the Serbs, among whom, it is reported, Bolshevism is gaining influence. The communists occupied the banks in tike various parts of Hungary.—Ana. N.Z. Qsle Aisec. SEQUESTRATION OF LAND BELONGING- TO ROYALTIES. Vienna, March 19. The Hungarian Government has sequestrated all land belonging to the Archdukes and Princes living abroad, includthe ex-King of Bavaria and the Arch■frlr* Frederick—Aus.-N.Z. Coble Assn. PENSION FOB LIEBKNECHT'S WIDOW. BY MOSCOW SOVIET. Received March 25,7.55 pan. Copenhagen, March 19. It is reported that the Central Soviet at Moscow has beereed an annual pension of forty thousand roubles to the iridow of Herr Liebknecht.—Reuter.

BOLSHEVIKS ENTER GALICIA. New York, March 24. A United Press message from Basle says that & Bolshtvik army of 70,000 ik reported to have crossed the Dniester and entered Galicia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cal&le AILEES NOT TO BE BLUFFED. Paris, March 24. A special session of the Supreme Gmncil is considering the situation at Budapest, and important military decisions are pending. An exchange wirelesss from Budapest states that Lenin has congratulated the Hungarians on the overthrow of the bottrgeoisl*. It is reported that the French and Shrbian divisions at Budapest have been Otdered to hold themselves in readiness tn take the field. It is understood the Allies intend to dtipatfh General Helller's Polish troops th Danzig.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ENLISTING BOLSHEVIK AID. Amsterdam, March. 24. He New Hungarian Government is openly communistic, and has proclaimed ttajt-socifcliwtion of land, mines, railways, transport, banks, and important industliegj It announces that it will raise a poletariat army to fight the capitalist and bourgeoisie, and has sent' a message to the Russian Soviet Government requesting armed intervention against the Entente.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE CRISIS.

Vienna, March 24.

It is stated in reference to the Bolshevik army which is crossing the Dniester that it is commanded by Colonel Gorgey, and is composed mostly of Hungarian and Bulgarian prisoners. £ll parties in German . Austria, are alainned at the Bolshevik revolution- in Hungary, and convinced that the Budapest Soviet must be suppressed before it joins hands mt& the Sußsians.—Aus. &Z. Cable Assoc. ALLIES ON THE MOVE. Paris, March 24. v Allied monitors have started up the river from Belgrade towards Budapest. CZECHOSLOVAKS ON WARPATH. Berlin, March 24. The Czecßo-Slovaks are reported to have dispatched an army against Hung*ry The Melbourne, Ltd., that famous hawse for ladies' blouses, is showing a *ie* new range of white silk blouse, all ten nomine weight, at 19*6 each. Other Dew goods are crepe de chine blouses in white, flkv and . shell pink, at 29/0 to Oil/fa made of 10 and 12 moraine weight *3s . . ]salboun>e crepe de chine blouses pi« wimmttd to tatia&ctonr wear.