HUNGARY.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1919, Page 5

HUNGARY.

. IeLSHEVISTS' DOWNFALL,,. COMES WITH DRAMATIS SUDDENNESS. $S *ehtraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Aug. 6, midnight. London, Aug. 4. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent reports that Bela Krai's downfall occurred with dramatic suddenness. After fighting for power for weeks the {leaders of the Hungarian Bolsheviks are Sow flying to escape the reprisals which thev justly fear. They were dismayed (early m the week when they learnt that the Red troops were-surrendering wholesale and fraternising with the Roumanians. The (Bolshevik Government was in a (state of panic on Thursday. Bela Kun during the night, accompanied by the people's commissaries, motored to the front and saw the stampede of the R«d Guards, afterwards motyring to Budapest, where there was a sfyrmy, meetine; lasting eight hours, duri4s which,the Bolshevik leaders indulged in fen* recriminations. Maniac extremi«t»;jW<Vwde4 parliament house, shouting: "tM " the .nation sink in blood before the*soviet* yield their power!" sftut Be)a Kun saw the game was up, and iaX\(& a grand council of workmen «&d v soldiers. Within fifteen minutes his Resignation was accepted and a more fjio3erat* Socialist Government v was elected.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. THE NEW GOVERNMENT VIEWS OP SUPREME COUNCIL. Paris, Aug. 3. The Supreme Council is suspicions ot the new Hungarian Government, which . H possibly merely camouflage of the Bolshevik Government. It is pointed out that Beidl was Beta Kun's generalissimo end also* represented Bela Kun at Vienna. The new Foreign Minister, Agoston, is similarly a friend of Bela Kun. The council decided to judge the Government by its actsVienna messages state that the disastrous military situation caused Bela Kun's downfall, which was received with universal rejoicing. The Cabinet consists of members of the Metal Workers' Union and members of the farmer Karvoli, Ministry. Tha Governnfent's immediate task fes to atop the advance of the Roumanian*. The Supreme Council sent a message to the new- Hungarian Government noting with satisfaction the establishment of stable government and summoning it to- fulfil the armistice terms forthwith, notably demobilisation and the observance of the new frontier lines.—Aus. JTZ Cable Assoc. PLACATING THE ALLIES.

•A DOUBTFUL MOVE. (Received Aug..B, 2j60 p.m. Vienna, Aug. 4. The Hungarians are anxious to placate the Allies H as eoon as possible. They hive re-shuffled the Cabinet, admitting three representatives of the bourgeoisie. *-Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. THE CABINET'S MANIFESTO.

r Berlin, Aug. t. Advices from Vienna state that the But meeting of the new Hungarian Cabinet decided to issue a manifesto to fcty tb* nations announcing the restorati«n jtf private property in Hungary. 'Appiwntty the Soviets did not succeed fa selling any considerable amount, and pecurities and property are mostly safe. *«& us. ftZ. Cable Assoc. NATIONAL FLAG HOISTED. Budapest, Aug. 3. The red flag has been removed from most of the buildings. A crowd of tftfeeni, hoisted the national flag on pubt buildings amid great cheering.— ter| _ ROUMANIANS CONTROL BUDAPEST. Heeerved Aug. 6, 11.10 p.m. London, Aug. & , The Roumanians control Budapest. Thirty thousand troops have occupied pan city.—Times Service.