REVOLT SPREADS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18922, 10 February 1927, Page 9

REVOLT SPREADS.

CHAOS IN PORTUGAL. INSURGENTS STILL lIOLP OPORTO. F.f CAaLr-Pf.EM •.ssccnT:"*—c-vvr-iGST i .Australia:; and I- - .:. '.AtiL » ! '"-'- ,:lc: ' PARIS, February >. Message? from tlie IVrtugo-se t-mn-tier rmj'lri.-i'-e that the rv\ ■■!: is sn;c:u.inc. The ulmlr country is no v. ;n i t'Tmrnt. and :i general railway strihi has been proclaimed. Sailors O'cm tin' cruisers Vasco di Unina Mc! Carvalh'" Araujn have iinitiiii.'il, and ■ - -«-1 s |-» i«.- <-! several quarters of Lisbon. FiiMco lighting is going 0:1. and the Government is using a large number of aeroplanes to I'Miih tin- insurgent position*. Pi-spite a violent bombardment the insilrj»ciilh at Oporto maintain their hold'of the >i(y. Tin- bull; of the garrison has joined t!i- movement, anil was reinforced lrntu \alencia in the teeth 01 ln-a'.y Government lire from the south bank . t the Donro. Many civilians in Oporto have been injured ley machine-gun fire. The insurgents demand the abolition of General I'armoiia's dictatorship. The latter is reported to have ordered the arrest of 150 journalists and publicists in Lisbon for alleged implication in llie revolution.

CARNAGE IN OPORTO. AN ENGLISHMAN'S ACCOUNT. (Svdset "Sum" Seavicr.) (Received February Sth, 7.5 p.m.) ■ LONDON, February S. Tho "Daily Mail" says that an Englishman, a resident of Vigo, has arrived from Oporto, and tells of terrible scenes during the bombardment, in which aeroplanes participated. The streets were strewn with corpses, many being killed and wounded during the Government's cavalry combats with the insurgents. The Dictator, General Carmona, i 3 carrying on extensive aerial propaganda throughout tho country, aeroplnnes dropping proclamations declaring that the Government is sticking to its guns and is determined to triumph over a few malcontent soldiers led by the well-known conspirator and rebel, Dins. The Dictatorship will continue until a successor is legally provided. He threatens death to citizens who support the rebels. The Government has suppressed three newspapers in Oporto and Imprisoned the editors. Only the manufacture of dark bread is permitted, to prevent profiteering. A United Press message from Madrid states that according to unconfirmed reports from Portugal the fleet, off the Algarvc coast, has revolted, and is now steaming towards Lisbon to help the rebels.

A REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT. (AUSTRALIA* AKD K.Z. CABLE AB80CIATI0H,) (Rci ived February 9th, 7.-15 p.m./ LONDON, February 'J. Twenty-four hours liavo now ...thout direct news lrom Portugal, but tho .Madrid correspondent ot tho "Morning Post," MUegiupli>u<{ yesterday evening, says the Government has decided, iu consequence of the attitude oi tho discontented railway employees, to place the State hi";-, under seiitiury control. The military aro also guarding all Government offices in Lisbon «•'. ■ employees, excepting those of the War Ministry, have abandoned work. Further arrests of journalists have been made, including tho editors and stalf of "0 Debate." rioine employees of tho Post and Telegraph Department have been arrostccl tor acclaiming the revolution. The correspondent affirms, contrary Ij officiul roports, that civilians did participate in tho lighting in Oporto, throwing hand bombs at tho Government troops. Sonio people- appeared tc run amok, attempting to kill without discrimination. A proposal by the Consul for Uruguay (or an armistice was rejected by the Government, whose concentration of troops around Oporto continues The rebels arc making every effort to hold the Bridge of Don Luis over the River Douro, connecting Oporto with the suburb of Villa Nova do Gaia on the left bank, but the -fire of the Government troops is becoming more intense. Travellers from Portugal affirm that the situation in Oporto is extremely difficult for the Government. Ibo scenes in the streets are truly bitter, encounters oceurrinz between loyal and rebel troops. One cavalry squadron was entirely annihilated. The seriousness of the situation is aggravated b- the strike on the southern and south-west railways. Well-informed circles in Madrid and Paris agree that the revolt is not directed towards a restoration of the monarchy. On the contrary the big democratic movement is the most important since the flight of King Mnnoel the Second on October Oth, 1010. Tno political parties have for 16 years been fighting each other, securing power in turn after successive revolts and much bloodshed. The most recent of these brought the leaders of the military caste into ,u>wor. resulting in a practically dictatorial government with General Carmona as President. Against his dictatorial policy all the Republican parties have become united, while tile army as a whole is also declared to bj dissatisfied with the existing i-cime.

The revolutionaries, in a manifesto, declare that their aim is the restoration of the Republican constitution. The signatories include prominent persons such as Senhnr Alvaro da Cnstro. leader of the Republican Party, Gon*nl Norton i!e Mattos. formerlr Ambassador in London. Dr. Affonsn da Costa, a former leader of the Democratic Partv and Portugal's representative on the T.encne of Nations, and o<"icral fionsa -Diaz.

The- latest advice, stales' that maU'M law is operative throughout the whole countrv.

LOYALISTS TAKE OPORTO. (Received Februarv 9th, 11.00 p.m.) MADRID, February 9. It is reported that the Portuguese War Minister, with loyalist fortes, occupied Oporto yesterday. REBELS HOLDING OUT. (Received February 9th, 11.50 p.m.) LONDON, February 9. The "Daily Mail" says private telegrams from Vigo state that the rebels are still holding out in Oporto and paining ground in Lisbon, where the situation is reported to be very serious. •

BRITISH WARSHIPS DISPATCHED

(Received February Oth, 7.5 p.m.) GIBRALTAR, February 8. The cruiser Comus has left for Lisbon, and the destroyers Windsor and Westminster are goinj; to Oporto to protect British interests. \