Burgh Castle, from South ' Africa, ma usual weekly call 'Madeira yesterday and' embarked 53. passengers for England, which the normal number for this time of the year.
Reuter received a wireless mos [ce from one of the passengers who Badsica, This message _deseribed 8 been spending ten days in
the island as quiet, The revolution: ary party are stilt in control and the British cruiser, London, is] standing by.
Lisbon, Apr. 10.
The Government which is sitting] permanently in the artillery racks has proclaimed martial both in the capital and at Oporto where all available troops are being concentrated following the discovery of a plot against the Dictatorship Which was, however, nipped in the dud during the night by the' arrest of thirty ringleaders including eral former, Ministers. Outwardly capital is calm but is seething with rumours that a new coup is imminent, Many people are therefore leaving the capital in order not to be involved in any street fighting. The censorship has been further tight-ied and several newspapers includ. Jing the Liberal "Republi been suppressed. All public buildings and strategical points are occupied by troops with machine guns, while the streets are being constant-Ay. patrolled by "armoured "cars, avily armed policemen are holding up and searching for arms. all
no Min, vote, motor ears-—Trane-Oceaa Madrid, Apr. 11, News, from Portugal "continues confused: "The official statement issued by the Lisbon government sure. the world that the situation well in hand and that, order Teigns throughout the county ex: cept in Madeira and on the Azores, border being, more alarming. news. Travellers, however, from over the
of the Portuguese flying wed atthe army aerodrome Lisbon is stated to but apparently with portuguese air "force, and. his aide, Captain Sarmantal, together with @ number of other fliers fled over the Spanish border with their planes, thus exactly reversing the process some months ago when Spanish Grave Situation Existing: Insurgents Stringent measures' aimed strengthening the peseta, some fea-of Lisbon and other heures of which recall.' the steps taken by the French Government ig patrolled day. and night by heavily armed military ito meet, the fall of the franc, are! and police forces. Telegrams from Jeontained in a Royal Ordinance west Africa state that the!
Published to-day.
The Ordinance (1) prohibits any {traveller taking out of Spain Spanish bank-notes. of a total value of the colony's garrison to the revolu-lover 5,000 pesetas (about £114); tionary cause. The Madeira and (2) "Bans the export of gold coins Azores insurgents are stated to lor ingots; have abled to the League of (8). Forbids the sending of sums ions announcing the formation lof over 1,000 pesetas by international of a provisional government and Postal cheque claiming that for the "time" bel (4) Prohibits the opening Funchal is the capital of Porta credits in pesetas with a gold guar-Meanwhile a decree issued by the ister of War in Lisbon orders (5). Forbids the purchase of forthe: disbandment of the insurgent Jeign securities not, officially quoted regiments—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
Jon the Spahish Bourse, with the Lisbon, Apr. 11.
Jexception of those in.' circulation The Cabinet has approved a de-within the country under Govern-cree suspending individual guarment. authorisation; futees in the islands of Sao Miguel (6), Forbids the purchase of] and Tereeira in the Azores group. securities abroad with pesetas from 'The Cabinet has also decided to Spain; disband "the garrison units (7)" Forbids the transfer abroad Funchal, Ponto' Delgade, and Au-Jot monies not bought in conformity grade Heroismo and has approved with the Ordinance; and nother decree extending' to. the (8)__Prokibits private banks from entire territory of the Portuguese possessing foreign currencies. Republic the provisions of the recent The decree provides penalties for decree discharging all military and infringement of its provisions civil officials supporting insubordin-Reuter, ation or revolt or inciting others
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