FIGHTING RESUMED
HOSTILITIES ON SLOVAK FRONTIER POSSESSION OF STRATEGIC HILLS DISPUTED. ALLEGATIONS OF HUNGARIAN PRESSURE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) BRATISLAVA, March 27. Despite the agreement of March 25, hostilities between Slovakia and Hungary were resumed yesterday afternoon and continued late last night. The possession of two strategic border hills is disputed. The casualties are believed to be heavy and staff officers are vainly attempting to stop the fighting. Slovak political circles allege that Hungarian circles are seeking to exert pressure during the negotiations to delimit the frontier, which are opening at Budapest today, between representatives of the two governments.
WEEKEND INCIDENTS. CIVILIAN AND MILITARY CASUALTIES. (Received This Day, 9.45 a.m.) BUDAPEST, March 27. It is officially stated that Hungarian civilian and military casualties in the border incidents during the weekend were 23 killed, and 55 wounded, while 360 Slovak and 211 Czecho-Moravian soldiers were taken prisoner.
HUNGARIAN REGULARS.
SOUTHERN FRONTIER CROSSED
(Received This Day, 10 a.m.) BRATISLAVA, March 27. Hungarian regulars have crossed the southern frontier of Slovakia.
SLOVAK PLANES.
FOURTEEN REPORTED LOST.
BUDAPEST, March 27.
It is officially stated that the Hungarians brought down 14 Slovak planes on March 23 and 24 and that Slovak bombers killed 17 persons and wounded 52 in Ruthenian towns and villages. '
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 March 1939, Page 5
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