HUNGARY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16507, 7 August 1919, Page 3

HUNGARY.

THE BLOCKADE RAISED. BUT ALLIES NOT OVER-TRUSTING By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. [ (Received August 7, 11.35 a.m.) j PARIS, August 3. 1 The Supreme Council lias decided tc - i raise the blockade of Hungary condi- > I tional on good behaviour of the. new , ' Hungarian Government. The request ol I the Budapest Government that each ol | the Allies should send a regiment to j Budapest has been refused, and the I Hungarian Government informed that 1 the Roumanian troops will remain where . they are until Hungary complies with I the terms of the armistice. —Reuter. FALL OF BELA KUN. | BOLSHEVIST GAME UP. I ! LONDON, August 4. Tho Daily Telegraph’s .Milan eorre- : spondent reports that Bela Kim’s down- : fall occurred with dramatic suddenness. : After fighting for power for weeks the leaders of the Hungarian Bolshevists are now flying to escape the reprisals which thev justly fear. They wen' dismayed early in the week when they learnt that tho Red troops were surrendering whole- ■ sale and fraternising with the Rouman- : bins. i The Bolshevik Government was in a i state of panic on Thursday. | Bela. Kim during the night, accomi panied by tho people’s commissaries. | motored to tho front and sa-w the stam- | pedc of the Red Guards, afterwards mo- ’ toring to Budapest, where there was a stormy meeting lasting eight hours, during which the Bolshevik leaders indulged in fierce recriminations. Maniac extrem. i ists crowded parliament house, shouting: ; “Let the nation sink in blond before the soviets yield their power!” But Bela Kun saw the game was up, .'and called a grand council of workmen | and soldiers. Within fifteen minutes | Lis resignation was accepted and a more ! moderate Socialist Government xvas elected.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. VIENNA, August. 4. ; The Hungarians are anxious to placate tho Allies as 'soon as possible. They : have re-shuffled the Cabinet, admitting three representatives of tho bourgeoisie. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON, August 5. The Roumanians control Budapest. Thirty thousand troops have occupied the city.—Times Service. ' " I , BRITISH TROOPS FOR BUDAPEST. j (Received August 7, 12.20 p.m.) VIENNA, August 5. | It is stated that British troops are | cn route to Budapest from Flume. — j Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.