THE HUNGARIAN PLOT

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 87, 7 January 1926, Page 7

THE HUNGARIAN PLOT

♦ . AIM OF THE CONSPIRATORS INVESTIGATION TO DISCOVER SOURCE OF FORGERIES FRANCE CLAIMS HEAVY DAMAGES It is asserted in Paris that the object of the forgers of . French bank-notes was to provide a fund for a plot aiming at the placing of Archduke Albrecht on the Hungarian throne. In French Ministerial circles, however, the plot is regarded as an attack against France’s financial credit, and the sum of eight millions sterlin g is being demanded frgtn Hungary as damages.

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(Rec. January 6, 7.5 p.m.) London, January 5. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” says that Prance is closely following the investigation now being made in Bucharest to discover the source of the forged French bank notes. It is asserted" that the object of the forgers was to provide a fund for a plot intended to place Archduke Albrecht on the Hungarian throne, and a number of most highly plated persons are alleged to be implicated. The French .Minister at Budapest has gone to Paris to report to his Government, which throughout has suspected that the affair had a political background.—“ The Times.” [According to messages published yesterday, the aim of the conspirators was the restoration of Prince Otto, son of the late Emperor Charles, to the throne.] PROMINENT HUNGARIANS ARRESTED (Rec. January 6, 7.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, January 5. In connection with the French bank note forgeries, three prominent Htiugarians have been arrested at lhe Hague and Amsterdam, while a fourth Hungarian, also of good family, was arrested at Hamburg on arrival from Norway, with what are alleged to be false French bank notes.—Reuter. (Rec. January 6, 7.50 p.m.) London, January 6. Arrests continue in connection with the great Hungarian forgery plot. The latest include that of Edmund Olchvary, who claims to be a Serbian merchant, but who really was formerly a flying officer. He was arrested at Hamburg on the steamship Leo. It is alleged that there were a hundred forged' thousand-franc notes in his pos-session.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. STATE OFFICIALS IMPLICATED 'FRENCH VIEW OF THE PLOT (Rec. January 6, 7.50 p.m.) Budapest, January 6. It is believed that over fifty persons are implicated in the banknote forgery, including many highly-placed State officials. The police chief Nadossv has been dismissed. It is alleged that he put the investigators on the wrong track. and arranged for the Foreign Office to place diplomatic seals on a box containing ten thousand forged thousand-franc notes, with which Colonel Jankovics went to Holland Three thousand more notes have been seized at the Cartographical Institute here. The French Minister declares that France regards the plot as an attack against her financial credit.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

' ACCOMPLICES’ DISCLOSURES (Rec. January 6, 7.50 p.m.) London, January 6. The “Daily Chronicle’s” special correspondent declares that the plot was first disclosed to the Paris police by accomplices. Detectives went to Budapest and insisted on an investigation. They got on the track of Colonel Tankovics, who with two others was arrested in Holland. During the Dutch investigation a telegram from Budapest came into the possession of the police stating that business was bad and to return immediately. This was traced to a man who for ten years had been Ditidischgraet’s valet. The arrest of the valet and the Prince’s secretary followed. The French detectives became convinced that these were only middle-men, and eventually demanded the arrest of Windischgraetz—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. CHIEF OF POLICE IN CUSTODY CHARGED WITH COMPLICITY (Rec. January 7, 1 a.m.) Budapest, January 6. The Chief of Police (Nadossy) has been remanded in custody on a charge of complicity in the forged bank notes affair.—Reuter. FRANCE DEMANDING HEAVY DAMAGES CZECHO-SLOVAKIA PLANS DIPLOMATIC ACTION financing awakening MAGYARS (Rec. January 6, 8.30 p.m.) London, January 5. The Vienna correspondent of the “Daily Express” says France is demanding eight millions sterling from Hungary as damages for the forgeries of thousandfranc notes. It is also stated that Czecho-Slovakia is planning diplomatic action through the League of Nations. The Socialist paper “Arbeiter Zeitung” affirms that a discovery of the forgeries prevented an outbreak by the awakening Magyars, who aimed at a dictatorship under Archduke Albrecht. The reason for the forgeries was the financing of the awakening _ Magyars, which has become difficult owing to the League of Nations’ control of the Hungarian finances. The “Arbeiter Zcitung” declares that the Regent. Admiral Horthy, the army- and the civil service had been won over. Admiral Horthy was promised a dukedom and a large estate. Windischgraetz is reported to have deserted Prince Otto’s followers, and joined the awakening Magyars. Count Apponyi declares that the forgeries have nothing to do with Prince Otto's restoration to the throne.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.