The interesting state of affairs in Hungary has not been made very apparent to those residing in the Far East, for the news agencies have been strangely silent on the subject. Yet from what is to be gleaned from travellers who have recently been in that country, Hungary is passing through an exciting time, of which the last ill-fated adventure of the former Emperor Karl was but one episode. Dr. Frederic Reisz, who addition to the practice of medicine, is a correspondent of the "Pester Lloyd" in an interview with a representative of this paper on Monday continued the story of doing in Hungary from the time that Karl was placed on a British cruiser, taken down the Danube through the Black Sea and the Dardanelles and on to Madeira where he is now interned out of harm's way.
Karl's plan was a bold one, but he was encouraged in his undertaking by the knowledge that he was supported by a very fair number of his old troops, so that when ho appeared within an hour of Budapest victory was practically within his grasp.
Indeed it would have been but for Admiral Horthy, who marched out at the head of his forces and after a battle lasting between two and three days defeated Karl, who was taken prisoner and handed into the custody of British military officers until the Supreme Council directed that he should be interned.
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Karl's desire lo regain this throne was perfectly natural, when it is remembered that the Hungarians are monarchistically inclined. In fact the country at the present time is aptly described by Dr. Reisz as "w kingdom without a king" and with quite a respectable number of possible' candidates. Besides the strong party which supports Karl, there is another, by no means uninfluential, which favours the extension of an invitation to a British prince to occupy the Hungarjan throne. This party, drawn from amongst the aristocracy ci the country would like to ses a member of the British Royal family on the throne, though it is more than likely that any attempt to bring such a scheme to fruition would arouse the opposition of both France and Italy. Another party would solve the situation by asking a Belgian Prince to occupy the throne, but: they are net numerically strong.
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