HUME TIRED OF D'ANNUNZIO

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2142, 27 December 1920, Page 7

HUME TIRED OF D'ANNUNZIO

CITIZENS DEMAND MEASURES FOR PEACE BEA AND LAND APPROACHES TO CITY BLOCKED ■ in. ; LEGIONARIES DESERTING RATHER THAN FIGHT FRIENDS ' I. .a T.< gil M.... i. - , I 1 ggF" 7 ** "By Cable. — Preis Atiociatie*. — Copyright. "'• fcA. & N.Z.) ROME, December 24* According to advices from Fiunie, d'Annunzio's followers are \, 'divided as to whether to continue resistance. -Several clashes faave occurred between the poet's forces and Italian regulars but , only a few casualties occurred. Many legionaries favour only passive resistance, but others, more faithful to d'Annunzio, are i determined to fight; ....... j A delegation of leading citizens of Fiume visited the poet* tod said they were tired of the suffering in the beleagured city, Jtcid asked him to arrive at an immediate peaceful solution. 1 A Trieste message states that a large number of Government torpedo-boat* are cruising in the Adriatic, shutting off the sea Approaches to Fiume. The land approaches are also cut off and fieavily guarded by Government' troops. It is believed that Fiume s beginning to suffer from lack of food. A number of legionaries have deserted, fearing that they tfould be forced to fight against their brothers. , , _- . I D'ANNUNZIO SENDS AN EMISSARY TO ROME. fA. & N.Z.) FIUME, December 25. The Government announces that it has evacuated Mounts \ Jjubian, Toniba and other points on the iroutier, for tactical f easons. .*'..*■.- ■ ' * It is reported that d'Annunzio has sent an emissary to Rome, offering to give up Quarnero, Barros, Viglia and Arbe, if Italy fepandons their immediate annexation and leaves Dalmatia alone. ? PERSIA UNDER BOLSHEVIK SWAY. BRITISH AND FRENCH RESIDENTS LEAVING. |A. A N.Z.) (Rec. December 27,' 11.30 a.m.) PAKIS, December 26, The "Echo de Paris" learns from Teheran that statements made in the British Parliament regarding the evacuation of Persia by British troops caused a commotion throughout the iountry. Many British and French residents are preparing to quit J Persia, and the banks are winding up their affairs. The British egation will probably not remain. The Persian Government has accepted the establishment of ft Bolshevik Legation. DIVERGENT OPINIONS IN SOCIALIST CONGRESS. DIFFERENCE OVER RECOGNITION OF SOVIETS. |A. & N.Z.) (EecsDecember 27,11.15 a.m.) PABIS, December 20. According to "the preliminary votes at the Socialist Congress, now being held at Tours, concerning the arrangement of the ageada, M. Cochin's section, whicn advocates the closest co-operation with the 1 Russian Soviet Government at is, for the moment, in the majority. M. Longuet's central section {refuses to agree to such whole-hearted adhesion, while a third section refuses co-operation-. * Some of the speakers declared that the small peasant farmers in their respective departments were zealous supporters of the >. Moscow programme. ,