LISBON IN REBEL HANDS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18921, 9 February 1927, Page 9

LISBON IN REBEL HANDS.

PORTUGUESE REVOLT SPREADS. SUCCESS CONSIDERED CERTAIN. ;ET CASI.E_ rr . E = 3 t ssariAT:?K-cprYBT--,KT.) iacstralmx t vn s.z. caiili as3uciatio».> LOXDUX, February 7. A revolutionary movement broke out in Lisbon, and was supported by sailors, police, Republican Guards, and infantry. The Ministers lor Foreign Affairs and for the Interior have been arrested. The Lisbon correspondent of the •'Daily Kxpress" states that Colonel Mcndesreis is ! adinp the revolt in Lisbon. The rebels rapidly captured the positions oi the city. Tiie success of the movement appears certain, as practically all civilians are armed, and an- collaborating with the revolutionaries. The enthusiasm of the revolt is due to the discontent in the Army and with reform instituted by General Carmona's Government.

THE OPORTO OUTBREAK. REBEL LEADERS FLEE. (acstiuma:; as-d n.z. cable association.) LISBON, February 7. After the Loyalists had intensively bombarded tho rebels at Oporto, the leaders fled, the Loyalists pursuing. A later message states that the bombardment of Oporto was resumed at 10.30 a.m. Reinforcements are being sent, the rebels having refused conditions of surrender. The bombardment is causing many fires. Restivenesß prevails in Lisbon.

REBEL COMiMITTEE SET UP. GOVERNMENT CALLED ON TO RESIGN. (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received February Bth, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, February 8. A message from Madrid states that little is known of events in Oporto beyond what is contained in official dispatches. It appears that the revolutionaries included a riflo regiment, with six heavy and sis light machine guns, and composed partly of Republican Gu; "*, as well as some ordinary infantry with guns. Captain Chaves, who is in command, occupied without firing a shot tho palace of the Civil Governor, tho gates of which were opened by the residents in order to prevent bloodshed. A Revolutionary Committee was immediatelv formed, under tho presidency of General Bousn Dias, who was in a military hospital under arrest by order of the Government when the revolution broke out. Tho committee peremptorily telegraphed to the Prime Minister in Lisbon demanding tho Ministry's resignation. The Premier's reply was to send out troops, who took up n position in the suburb of Gaia, from which they bombarded tho rebels' headquarters. Firing ceased nfl soon as nossible, in order to spare the town from further loss. Itesides the Governor's palace, one theatre and one hotel were badly damaged by ehellflro. Government troops then began a movement grndunllv surrounding the mnloontents, who during the bombardment had replied vigorously to the fire of the Government troops. The civil population seemed taken by surprise, nnd did not participate in the fighting. Details of the losses on cither side are at present unknown.

NEWSPAPER STAFF ARRESTED. UNCENSORED ISSUE SEIZED. ("THE TIMES.") (Received February Bth, 11.15 p.m.) LONDON, February 8. The Lisbon correspondent of "The Times," telegraphing via Madrid, says the Ministry of War has moved its headquarters forty miles south of Oporto. Several hundred arrests were mado iu Lisbon, including the staff of the nowspapor "Mundo," which published an uncensored number. The whole issue was confiscated.

CRUISER FIRING, ON TOWN. (avstbalias and s.z. cable ASSOCIATION.) (Received February Bth, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, February 8. A message from a correspondent of the United Press in Lisbon says a cruiser is Bring on the town, and the streets aro echoing with the firing of machine-guns and artillery. Shops are closed, and the Government offices have suspended operations. ARRESTS IN LISBON. (Received February Bth, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, February 8. Tho Madrid correspondent of the British United Press, reports that more than 150 arrests, mostly of politicians and journalists, have been made in Lisbon. All were sent aboard two cruisers, but as the crews refused to embark them, tho arrested persons were transferred to a fortress. It is reported from Otago, that four women are among the killed, and that 50 soldiers and 102 civilians have been wounded.