IN NORTH RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 235, 30 June 1919, Page 5

IN NORTH RUSSIA

BRITISH JUNCTION WITH THE FINNS ALARM IN THE RED CAMP By Telegraph—Preß« AESociation—OoDyriffht Copenhagen, June 18 (delayed). 1 British and Finnish troops have effected ■ a- junction- west of Petroz.avosk (298 miles north-east of tho western shore of Lake Onega). The Bolshevik newspapers view the situation at Petrograd with gravity. The Moscow papers warn the public of approaching famine. There was lively fighting on Juno 15 on the' Russian and Finnish frontier. After a conflict which lasted all day, the 'Finns ;ropulsed and inflicted heavy losses on the Bolsheviki.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REDS ADMIT BECENT DEFEAT. (Rec. June 29, 5.5 p.m.) London,-' June 28. A Russian Bolshevik' wireless message admits the loss of Kharkof, aiid also t.he ' fact, that Deniken lias seriously broken their front, and reached the outskirts ! of Ekaterinoslav.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. 1 • iBRITISH INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA LABOUR ATTEMPT TO FORCE GOVERNMENT'S HAND. London,- June 27. The Labour Conference at -Southport, by 1,595,000 votes to 935,000, ' urged tho Trad© Union Congress to prepare for industrial action to compel the Governmp- ' to cease operations in Russia. Th« speakers alleged that' tho war was carried on in the interests of, capital invested in Russia—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE FINKREPUBLIC (Rec. June 2D, 5.5 p.m.). Helsingfors, June.26. The Diet has. adopted a Bill making' Finland an independent republic —Reuter.