ALLIED CONTROL IN SIBERIA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 101, 23 January 1919, Page 5

ALLIED CONTROL IN SIBERIA

WILL END IF STABLE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED •. NATIONAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD fey Telegraph-Press Aesociation.-Oopyright. New York,; January 17. The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that according to the terms for, the international ■control of the Trans-Siberian and-. Chinese/ Eastern ■ Railways Submitted to the United States by Baron. Ishii, the control will end when a stable and recognised Russian Government is established.

I It is reported from Omsk that Admiral Koltchak has proalaimod'-thafc &• national'election for a co-isfciuient assembly will' be held at the eailoist possible date. Omsk is rtow receiving daily wireless communications from Lyons, and will soon lie able to send out wireless messages to all parts of the world. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assri. ■ . ■ COMMAND OF THE ALLIED TROOPS. ■ ' New York/ January 18. Dispatches from Omsk state that General Janin has been given supremo command of the Allied ifpop* 'on the Siberian front.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assm

BOLSHEVIK REQUEST TO AMERICA AGREEMENT SOUGHT ISE6ARDINW INTERVENTION.: . • Stockholm, January 21. ■M. Tchicherin, a BolsliiWk Minister, lias forwarded to the United States a leqiiest that the Boltheviki may meut representatives of the American Government;, with the object of reaching an agreement regarding further intervention in Russia,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HEAVY BOLSHEVIK TAXATION (Rec. January 22, 10.30 p-m.) ■ ■• London, January'2o. A wireless Russian message states that the Bolsheviki are imposing a levy on tho propertied classes and tin? bourgeoisie, also n revolutionary tax of ten milliards of roubles, nominally representing n thousand millions sterling , . The Bolsheviki. declare that the taxation is necessary to enable the Government to exert all its strength' in tho defence of the Russian and universal revolution. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ESTHONIA SAVED BY FINNISH VOLUNTEERS "

THE BOLSHEVIKt'S UNSPEAKABLE ATROCITIES.

(Ree. January 22, 10.30 p.m.)

Stockholm, January 20.

' General HjalmarSon, lipad ' of tho Swedish Military Mission,, has returned from Esthonia. He says that , tho Finnish volunteers had practically saved Esthonia. The Bolsheviki recently held half the prOvinco, but now only one-sixth. The Bolsheviki had committed unspeakable atrocities.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' ' -.