CIVIL WAR IN PORTUGAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 250, 9 October 1911, Page 5

CIVIL WAR IN PORTUGAL.

THE MONARCHIST INVASION

TROOPS CN THE NORTHERN FRONTIER. REPORT E D 11EPUB Li CAN VT( TORY. [PRESS ASSOCIATION — COPYRIGHT. ] London. Get. 8. King Manuel of Portugal is still at Richmond. Lisbon. O- .. S. It is officially stated that the new Monarchist invasion has been nipped. The battleship Vasco de Gama has arr ived at. Oporto. A naval con! inge nt was landed and sevc ral Mc.r.ar-i-liisf deserters, were arrested. Telegrams from Braganzn assort lhet. the Royalists have been beaten, and have re-entered Spain, Icsmg thirty.

There arc Sis) Repiibliean trc-npi-on the northern frontier. Trie Government now admits tha.i “tin Royalists, under Captain Camacho, have oceiipiod six towns in Braganza, where they were joined by A.’DO who were secretly concentrated

There is another concent ration at Vinhacs awaiting Captain (.'ci-ncmr) ■ column. Tlie Republican troops retired from Vinhacs, limping 111 -s t’> sviround and capture the Royalists before they were able to rc-g.on Spain.

The Government troops Killed three mon who were damaging Hie railway. (Received 9, 3.15 a.rn.) A Large body of Republican forces have occupied Braganza and Chaves. PROSPECTS OF RESTORATION FAVOURABLE. CHOICE BEWEEN MIGUEL AND MANGEL. (Received 9, 8.45 a.m.) Vienna, Oct. 8. The “Nene Friei Prcsse” pv.bhr-b.es an interview with Don Miguel, who is made to say I lie Cortes will have to choose between him and Manuel. His soar, have jeined the Monarchist troops and the propccts of restoration of Monarchy are favourabb’ owing to the Republicans being -n bad cilov-r. ADVANCE OF 12,000 ROYALISTS. THEY SECURE TWO ’WARSHIPS. Madrid, Sept. 8. There, are. persistent reports that Portuguese Royalists have secured a Dreadnought and another warship. Newspapers assert the Royalist force, numbers 12,000 and 30 Krupp guns. REPUBLICAN OFFICERS SHOT. The defeated officers who resisted the advance of the Royalists were tried by court martial and shot. The garrisons of the captured towns are fraternising with the invaders.