GERMAN DEMAND FROM RUMANIA
A PEACE ULTIMATUM HORRORS OF WAR IN FINLAND By Telegraph-Press Aesociation-Cojjrtelit v London, February 10. Germany has demanded that Rumania shall negotiate peace within lour days. The Rumanian Cabinet has resigned.—Reuter. (Eec. February 11, 10.30 p.m.) ■ London, February 10. Reuter's Agency has obtained confirmation of the report that a German ultimatum was sent to Eumania. It was communicated to tho Rumanian Government on February 5, and Cabinet resigned on February 8. The ultimatum expired on February 9, but subsequent developments have not. yet transpired.—Eeuter. < . , CUTTING UP THE RUMANIAN MAIZE CROP THREATENED AUSTRO-G ERMAN RUPTURE. Stockholm, February 10. Negotiations are being conducted between Germany and Austria-Hungary regarding the division of the' Rumanian maize crop. A rupture is threatened, the Austrians declaring that Germany has a fair potato crop, which enables her population ,to live until the harvest, whereas Austria has nothing. It is predicted that there will be serious trouble in Vienna unless Austria gets tbo maize, which the Government has almost promised the population. - Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REIGN OF TERROR IN FINLAND RED GUARDS DISCUSS ANOTHER ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S NIGHT. Stockholm, February 10. Scandinavians arriving from Finland state that the Finnish Red Guards Government seriously discussed a proposal for another''St.' Bartholomew's night, involving the slaughter of all capitalists. The proposal was finally rejected by two votes.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WHOLESALE MASSACRES. Copenhagen, February 10 Terrible conditions prevail in Helsingfors and elsewhere in Finland. Wholesale massacres are taking' place, especially of young men of the hetter classes. The pupils of the Industrial High School at Tammerfors' tmiaped from the city, but were discovered by the Red Guards, who killed 120 of them.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DREADFUL SCENES DEPICTED. ' (R'ec. February 11, 8 p.m.) Copenhagen, February 10. Finnish travellers from Holsmgfors state that hundreds of "'people are killed daily in the streets. Russian sailors, armed with swords and bayonets, dash from tho warships, killing indiscriminately. Hordes of other ruffians go about plundering and iLurdering. The harbour at Helsingfors is strewn with corpses. The paving stones in the streets are red with blood Two members of the Diet have been murdered, and the fate of five others is not known. The Hotel Komp, where many foreigners were residing, was bombarded. While the orgy of murder and pillage was at its height a proclamation was distributed in the streets calling on the. people to resist the red terror, and calling on the officials to conceal important Government documents. Many of the soldiers are sick of the slaughter, and desirous of returning to Russia, but the Red Guards prevent them, and even imprison some of the Russian soldiers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A PERILOUS JOURNEY ADVENTURES OF THE RUMANIAN LEGATION. . (Rcc. February 11, 8.13 p.m.) Stockholm, February 10. A wireless message states that the Rumanian Legation from Petrograd lias arrived after a perilous journey through Finland. A .Bolshevik courier named Smirnov travelled in the same train with the Rumanian Minister, M. Diamandi, protecting the latter. An amazing incident occurred at Haparauda, where Smimov received a telegram from M. Trotsky, ordering him to kill M. Diamandi, but tho Finlanders, having knowledge of the contents of tho telegram, executed Smimov in the presence of tho astonished Rumanians. -Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. CIVIL WAR AND CHOLERA VIOLENT FIGHTING IN PETROGRAD. Stookholm, February 10. The newspaper 'Aftonblad" statee that civil war prevails throughout Russia. Violent fighting has taken place at Potrograd and elsewhere. Cholera has broken out, and is widespread.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. POLES CAPTURE SMOLENSK. (R«c. February 11, 8 p.m.) Amsterdam, February 10. Advices from Vienna stato that thn Poles have captured Smolensk from the Bolshevik forces.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ,oSmolensk, on tho Dnieper, is the capital of the Russian port of the namo name. Its population is 47,000.] t RUSSIAN DELEGATION TO FRANCE AND ENGLAND. Stockholm, February 10. A Russian delegation has rrrived hero on route'to England and Franco. It includes M. Kameneff, who was among those for whom the Imperial Bank of Germany opened credits in Switzerland for corruption purposes.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.
THE COMING BLOW IN THE WEST ALLIES STILL HAVE SUPERIORITY OF NUMBERS NO CAUSE FOR GRAVE ANXIETY London, February 10. The Germans are reported to bo still bringing up divisions for the expected attack, but not faster than the High Command anticipated. The French and British, without the Portuguese, retain a slight superiority in numbers. In spite of the recent artillery flutter on the Aisne, opinion in well-informed quarters is that an attack is not to be expected within the next fortnight. The present situation is not reported as giving cause for grave anxiety.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ON THE BRITISH FRONT. London, February 10. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "The enemy, under cover of a trench mortar bombardment, carried out, a raid west of Goniielieu. There is.hostile artillery firing in the neighbourhood of Houthulst Forest."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. February 11, 9.5 p.m.) London, February 10. Sir Douglas Haig reports: -'Hostilo raiders were repulsed with loss last night south of Houthulst Forest. Hostile artillery firing occurred south-west of Cambrai. We achieved several successful aerial reconnaissances on Saturday. In spite of low clouds and Mgh winds, nearly a ton of bombs was dropped on various targets, and the airmen's observations enabled the artillery effectively to engage the hostile batteries. Our bombing machines, .if vliich one is missing, made a successful raid in unfavourable weather on Saturday night, and dropped nearly a ton of bombs with good results on the important railway junction and sidings at Courcelles les Meiz."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ' ACTIVITY ON THE MEUSE (Ree. - February 11, 8 p.m.) London, Febmury 10. A French official communique states: "Violent artillery actions have occurred on both banks of the Mouse and in the Vosges. An attempted enemy coup-de-main on our small posts in the Bourieulles region of the Argonne collapsed."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Keuter.
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