SIGNS OF UNREST.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1923, Page 5

SIGNS OF UNREST.

POSITION IN BULGARIA.

MEAGRE NEWS RECEIVED. FIGHTING IN PARTS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received June 14, 8.15 p.m. London, June 13. Only the most meagre news is coming from Sofia direct. Reports purporting to emanate from Sofia are vague and contradictory, and it is obvious a severe censorship prevails. It is confirmed that M. Stambouliski’s village was captured by Government troops, but M. Stambouliski’s followers escaped. Reports variously say that M. 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 the Treaty of Neuilly. Sofia argues that they are volunteers to meet domestic exigencies. Provincial prefects have been dismissed and replaced by, in most cases, colonels of the army reserve. The Sofia correspondent of the Daily Express says M. Duperinoff (ex-Minis-ter for Justice), and M. Grosskoff (expresident of Parliament) were arrested while attempting to reach Turkey. They were brought to Sofia, where the crowd, crying “thieves,” tried to lynch them, but the police saved the prisoners’ lives.