INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 240, 28 June 1918, Page 5

INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA

MYSTERY AND CONFLICTING RUMOURS JAPANESE MOBILISATION New York, -June 2G. The New York "Times" Paris correspondent, referring to possible Japanese intervention in Russia, learns from a reliable source that sinco the war began Japan has mobilised: about two million men, including IJIO active army and the first and second Territorial reserves, in addition to a million auxiliary reserves, who have had Several period's of sixtydays' training. It is believed that Japan is able to rapidly mobilise an expeditionary forco of sixty divisions, aggregating nearly a million men.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

NO DECISION REACHED. London, June 26. It is authoritatively learned thai; if is not true that a decision was reached regarding the question of intervention in Siberia. The position of tho Bolshevik Government is daily becoming more difficult. The Czscho-Slovaks have overturned the Bolsheviki everywhere in Siberia, except vtosilwards of Tomsk, where the Bolsheviki, helped by the Magyar and German prisoners, have beaten a Semonoff detachment across the Manchtirian border. There are indications that the Germans may attempt to supersede Bolshevism by somo other form of Government under German control.--Heuter. CHINESE BEADY TO ACT. London, Juno 2C. The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Harbin states that the Chincfie Government has instructed the Military Governors in the Manchurian provinces In hold troops ready for action. The Germans aro holding! large supplies of colton for transmission to Amur when control of the railway is regained.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. CZECHO-SLOVAKSENfER EKATERINBURG (Hec, .Tune 27, 8.15 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 20. A telegram font Moscow slates that the Czecho-Slovak troops have entered lizaterinbiirg, .>nd that I'envy fighting is proceeding.' In connection with the above statement, it is understood thai the ex-Tsar is at Ekaterinburg, but there i= no confirmation of tho rumour that he has been assassinated—Aus.-N.K. Cable Assn. KERENSKY ARMVES IN LONDON London, Juno 26. M. Kerensky has arrived here.-Aus.-N.Z.' Cablo Assn.