BULGARIA
EX-PREMIER SHOT STAMBOULISKI’S EATE (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) SOFIA, June 15. (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.) Stambouliski was shot dead whilst attempting to escape. RUMOURS OF PLOTS AND COUNTERPLOTS. SOFIA, June 15. The newspapers are publishing details of an alleged plot by Stambouliski to force King Boris to abdicate and have himself (Stambouliski) crowned as King Alexander the Second. On the other hand, it is reported that the revolution was engineered with a view to restoring Ferdinand to the throne. PEASANTS MASSING. PARIS, June 15. The Bulgarian Legation asserts that Stambouliski’s partisans are massing round Sofia in an attempt to capture the city. The Jugo-Slavian Government has decided to intervene if the Sofia Government continues to mobilise in excess of the limits set forth by the Neuilly Treaty. COMMUNICATION WITH SERBIA CUT OFF. LONDON, June 16. (Received June 17, 5.5 p.m.) Since Thursday afternoon telegraphic communication with Bulgaria has been interrupted.
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Southland Times, Issue 18970, 18 June 1923, Page 5
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156BULGARIA Southland Times, Issue 18970, 18 June 1923, Page 5
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