BULGARIA

Southland Times, Issue 18968, 15 June 1923, Page 5

BULGARIA

ABSENCE OF RELIABLE NEWS. CONTRADICTORY STORIES OF STAMBOULISKI. FIGHTING REPORTED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright). (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 13. (Received June 14, 7.15 p.m.). Only the most meagre news is coming from Sofia direct. Reports purporting to emanate from Sofia are vague and contradictory. It is obvious that a severe censorship prevails. It is confirmed that Stambouliski’s village was captured by Government troops, but Stambouliski’s followers escaped. Reports variously say that Stambouliski has since been killed, captured and reached the west bank of the Maritza river. Sporadic fighting is reported in many parts of Bulgaria. There is evidence that the Government is enlisting armed forces, in excess of the establishment allowed by they are volunteers to meet domestic exithey arevolunteers to meet domestic exigencies. Provincial prefects have been dismissed and replaced by, in most cases, colonels of the army reserve. The Daily Express’s Sofia correspondent says that Duparinoff, exMinister of Justice, and Grosskoff, ex-President of Parliament, were arrested while attempting to reach Turkey and brought to Sofia, where the crowd, crying “thieves,” tried to lynch them, but the police saved the prisoners’ lives.