INSURGENTS IN FIUME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17269, 19 September 1919, Page 7

INSURGENTS IN FIUME.

PREPARING FOR A SIEGE. TOWN HELD BY 14,000 TROOPS. DESTRUCTION LAST RESORT. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. 'Received 12.6 a.m.) A. and N.Z. ROME. Sept. 17. According to the Idea Nazionale d'Annunzio commands 10,000 regular troops and also 4000 Fiume volunteers. He. has occupied a fortified line around Fiume, and also all the strategic positions. The local National Council has seized all stock:; of food with a view to rationing the .inhabitants for a siege. The newspaper asserts that measures have been taken to de-, stroy the town if the resistance is overcome. FIRM ACTION TO BE TAKEN. TROOPS SURROUND TOWN. SITUATION REPORTED QUIET. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Rfoci. 0 30 p.m.) LONDON, Sept.. 17. It is understood that the situation in Fiume is quiet. The Italian Government is taking firm steps to prevent further incidents. Troops surround the town. The Italian Government has dismissed the Prefect of Venice, where it is believed d Annunzio's plot was hatched. D'ANNUNZIO MUST SUBMIT. DETERMINATION IN PARIS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 8 p.m.) PARIS. Sept. 17. D'Annunzio's soldiers still control Fiume, French newspapers state that the Supreme Council is determined to compel d'Annunzio and the insurgents to lay down their* arms, and is considering the possibility of a blockade unless the Italian Government takes action. THREAT OF STARVATION. PROPOSAL FOR BLOCKADE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 8 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 17. The New York Times' states that official advices received in Washington indicate that the Italian Government is to establish a land and sea blockade against d'Annunzio and his followers in Fiume, hoping thereby to bring d'Annunzio's soldiers to terms by starvation and not bloodshed. BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE. ACCOMPANIED BY ALBICANS Renter. LONiX>jS. Sept. 16. All the news from Fiume is coming from Rome, and apparently is censored. The British Mission and also the British and American contingents have left Fiume. The Italian Government continues to issue statements minimising the extent of the insurgent movement, which, the Government declares, many are abandoning.