SITUATION IN RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 218, 9 June 1919, Page 5

SITUATION IN RUSSIA

ALLIES FIFTY MILES FROM PETROGRAD DENIKEN CONTINUING HIS ADVANCE By TelegrapH—Press Association— Copyright (Rec. Juno 8, 5.5 p.m.) ,- London, Juno i. The Australian Press Association learns that the capture of Peterhof has not been confirmed. The Allies are still fifty miles from Petrograd. The Sonet Government is making many concessions ft> the bourgeoisie, as it requires the assistance of experts in the Army and other departments of national life. Admiral Kolchak's position ia satisfactory, exeoept north of Glatzov, w'here the Bolshevists have crossed the Viatra. Tho Bolshevik advance ofi the Ufa 'forced back the Siberians to the Bielaya River. General Deuiken continues his highly successful advance towards Tsaritsin.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

KOLCHAK'S OPERATIONS STATEMENT BY MR. CHURCHILL. (Rec. June 8, 5.5 p.m.) London, June G. In the House of Commons Mr. Winston Churchill stated that Admiral Kolchak's operations, if they continued to prosper, ■would facilitate our withdrawal from North Russia. Mr. Churchill discouraged extravagant hopes respecting _ Kolchak's advance. Kolchak was still a hundred miles distant from Moscow. We called Kolchak's Government into existence with a view to preventing the whole of Russia from falling into Germany's hands. Wo were supplying Kolchak with munitions. Was it suggested we should now abandon Kolchak? Tho British operations in North Russia were petty skirmishing, not serious military movements. The British casualties there since the armistice were 129 killed, lfifi ■wounded, and 23 missing.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CHECK TO KOLCHAK (Rec. June 8, 5.5.'p.m.) Paris, June 7. Admiral Kolchak's defeat has admittedly checked a'further,advance at pre-sent.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. .'RECOGNITIOrfoFKOLCHAin COUNCIL OP FIVE'S CONDITIONS. (Rec. June 8, 11.5 p.m.) London, May 29. The Council of Five has agreed to recognise Kolchak on the following conditions: (1) That he immediately convokes a Constituent Assembly, and if an elec. tion is impossible now the ■ Assembly elected under Lenin in 1917 must he summoned. (2) Recognition of the independence of Poland and Finland. (3) An undertaking to submit the claims of the Estonians and Letts to tho League of Nations— Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

KOLCHAK ACCEPTS ALLIES' i PROPOSALS. N Paris, June C. Admiral Kolchak has accepted th°. Allied proposals.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

CAPTURES BY RUSSIAN NORTHERN CORPS (Ree. June 8, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 28. The "Daily Telegraph's" Stockholm correspondent states that according to an Esthonian. report the Russian northern corps- captured a number of villages, 300 prisoners, many machine-guns, as well'as Elisabetiuka, on the Gatchina-Yumburg railway. Tho Esthoninns, after capturing Pskoff, advanced in the direction of Marienbad and Volniar, capturing prisoners -Rnd' machine-guns.— A u.s.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

.. BRITISH FLEET ATKRONSTADT SINK TWO BOLSHEVIK SHIPS'. (Rec. June 8, 5.5 p.m.) " .' ' - London, Juno G. The British Fleet penetrated tho minefields of Kronstadt and sank two Bolshevik ships. Our casualties'wero few and the damage immaterial.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

BRITISH TO OCCUPY OESEL ISLAND (Ree, Juno 8, 11.5 p.m.) Copenhagen, June C. Iteval Teports state that tho British and Esthoniaii; Governments have agreed to the British occupation of 0e69l Island. British squadrons will be stationed at Hangoo, Helsingfors, and Reval. —Aus,-N.Z. Cable Assn;

A HOPEFUL REVIEW (Rec. June 8, 11.5 p.m.) London, May 2!). 'A "relief forco under General Grogan has arrived at Archangel. Mr. Churchill, in the House of Commons, gave a hopeful review of the military situation ..in Russia. A junction would bo affected, in tho near future by General Kolchak and General Ironside. There was a reasonable hope that the North Russia problem would bo settled this Bolshevism was not a policy, but'a disease; not a weed,.but a pestllenuQ. Wo wanted to make su.ro that New Russia should be generally a democratic modern Stale—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

LENIN DISAPPROVES BELAKUN'S REVOLUTION "MOSCOW THE ONLY CENTRE." (Rec. Juno 8, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 28. Lenin, in a manifesto, expresses deep disappointment at Belakun's revolution in Hungary; and adds: "Moscow remains tho only centro of the.jiocial revolution. All other centres must obey." -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '

BOLSHEVISTS DEFEATED IN THE SOUTH London, May 28. A volunteer army, eastward of Lake P.riyutnoe, South Russia, completely do--featcd the Bolshevists' Oth Cavalry and 32nd Infantry Division,, capturing (he Bolshevik 'base depot, 3500 prisoners, 15,000 new rifles, and 13 guns. On May 1) two Bolshevik regiments surrendered. On May 10 tho 10th Bolshevik Army was heavily defeated along tho whole front, losing 10,000 prisoners, over-120 machineguns, 28 guns, besides tho rogiments.'deetroyed in the lighting. General Shkuro, on tho northern ,l'i out, destroyed two communist regiments westward of Rodakova. Tho Bolshevists have captured nearly the whole of the Donefa Basin, expelling the volunteers from, tho Nagyevski salient, after heavy fighting,— Cnblo Assn.

IMMINENT FALL PREDICTED. (Rec. Juno 8, 11.5 p.m.) London, May 20. Dr. Harold Williams, telegraphing from, Constantinople, predicts the imminent fall of Bolshevism in South Russia. The only force at the Bolshevists' disposal in Odessa consists of fifteen hundred. Chineso employed as workers there refused to enlist, in tho R«d Army, thus upsetting the plan for the relief of Hungary by an advance into Bessarabia and Rumania. The workmen of Odessa havo no objection to the oastigation of tho bourgeoisie but will not permit the nationalisation of factories, which policy has ruined Tetrogrnd and Moscow. Forty bourgeoisio were shot, mostly profiteers. Tho news from Moscow is shocking. Tho snow is melting, revealing many bodies of women and children under Hie snow. Smallpox also has broken out. The journey from Moscow to Odessa took twontytliree days, and tho passengers had to buy wood at each station to feed the engine.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

BRITISH SHIP AT VARNA London, May 29. A British ship with manufacturing goods has arrivod at Varna.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.