GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 April 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

UPHEAVAL AT MUNICH, BOURGEOISIE IN A PANIC. Received April 0, 5.5 p.m. Copenhagen, April 5, A Spartacist upheaval in Munich is inevitable. Bela Kun, the "Hungarian Foreign Minister, has arrived. He is reported to be negotiating for a treaty between Bavaria, Russia and Hungary. A panic prevails, and the Bourgeoisie are fleeing en masse, selling their property at any price. The railway stations are crowded.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. LUDENDORFF'S DISCLOSURES. PUBLISHED IN SERIAL FORM. Received April C, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, April 5. Ludendorff's disclosures have begun to appear in serial form. He admits that the hope of a military victory disappeared after the defeat on August 8,1918. Ludendorff urged a refusal of the abandonment of the submarines and continuance of the greatest land efforts, in order to secure the best possible armistice. He offered his resignation on October 26, when he found the Government willing for peace at any price.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.

' A SECRET TREATY, BETWEEN SPARTACISTS AND BOLSHEVIKS. Received April 6, 5.5 p.m. London, April 4. The Daily Chronicle's Geneva correspondent learns reliably that a formal, secret treaty exists between the German Spartacists and the' Russian Bolsheviks. It was concluded on January 5 in Rosa Luxemburg's room, in the presence of Dr. Liebknecht and M. Radek, the Russian Bolshevist envoy, acting oh behalf of Lenin. The latter is understood to recognise that Liebknecht, as president of the German Soviet Republic, would furnish important funds for Spartacist propaganda, supply trained agents, and or-, der the Russian Soviet Army to cross the German frontier to support a simulrising in Berlin. Liebknecht was to establish a Soviet Government .aid raise an army of half a million, which would be placed under the War Commissary at Moscow. The murder of Liebknecht disarranged the concerted plan. It is believed that Herr Ebert is toying with this agreement, and even threatens to ratify it, with a view to intimidating the Entente.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.

POOD FOR GERMANY. LARGE QUANTITIES STOLEN. Received April 6. 1.1.5 p.m. Copenhagen, April 5. The first consignment of foreign food hos reached Berlin via Hamburg, where large quantities were stolen. Forty dock workers were arrested. SOVIET GOVERNMENT IN BAVALIA. Received April 6, 11.5 p.ni. London, April 5. Herr Erzberger, at Spa, received a wireless message announcing that a Soviet republic had been proclaimed at Munich.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. SPARTACIST REGIMENT DISARMED. Received April G, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, April 5. Government troops surrounded and occupied the barracks and disarmed the regiment showing Spartacist tendencies. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. CURTAILING NEWSPAPER CUMULATION. London, March 28. The British military authorities have forbidden the TageWatt, Germania, and several other papers to circulate in the occupied zones.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TRIAL OF GERMAN GENERALS. London, March 27. The Weimar Assembly is establishing a special court to try Ludei'dorff, Hollweg, and others. Karolyi's arrest and assassination are officially denied.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. COST OF REPARATION.

New York, April 4. 'the Paris correspondent of the World states that the total amount of German reparation will be fixed within two years, and will probably reach 45 billion dollars ( £9,000,000,000).—Au5.-N.Z. Cable Assn,

A REGIMENT BOLSHEVISED. Received April 5, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, April 4. The Empress Augusta rcsiment turned Bolshevist. The authorities surrounded the barracks and disarmed the troops.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.