RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 165, 2 April 1918, Page 5

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

JAPAN'S INTERESTS IN SIBERIA ' DEEP SYMPATHY WITH THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE (Rec. April 1, 11.50 p.m.) London, April 1. The "Daily Chronicle's" Tokio correspondent says that Viscount Motono, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, has denied that Japan proposed intervention. Ho also says the Government has not received a joint proposal from the Allies, but will be bound to take prompt and appropriate measures if Japan's interests in Siberia are threatened, in which case Japan will not fight against Russia. Japan would not imitate Germany's aggression. She had. deep' sympathy with the Russian people, and was only anxious to seo safety and order maintained.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. FIGHTING Inll UKRAINE CZECHS VIOLENTLY ATTACK THE GERMANS. Berne, March 31. Tha "Frankfort Zeitunu's" Kieff correspondent reports serious fighting in the Ukraine. Krylcnko and Muravieff have organised a stubborn resist-: ance. The workmen at Charkoff, where the works are closed, are joining tho lied Guards. Tho Czechs attacked the Germans with extreme violence—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. ODESSA CAPTUREJTIy BOLSHEVIKI (Rec. April 2, 1.25 a.m.) Moscow, April 1. After a brief naval and artillery bombardment Bolshevik bluejackets captured Odessa—Router.