THE REDS' REPULSE
CONSTERNATION IN BERLIN REVIVAL OF POLOPHOBIA By Telegraph—Press Aa3oclatlon-Copyrletil (Rec. May 5, 8.20 p.m.) Copenhaflon, May 5. A Bolshovik wirele-si message admits a E«d repulse at Postotf, near Kietf. This advance is causing consternation at Berlin, reviving the German Polophobia extensively,—"Tho Times." GREAT CAPTURES OF PRISONERS AND MATERIAL. (Reo. May 6, 0.25 a.m.) London, May 4. Tha Australian Press Association learns that the Polish-Ukrainian captures _to date include 25,000 prisoners, 120 .big guns, 418 machine-guns, . two armoured trains, two tanks, three wireless stations with equipment, a large quantity of railway material and much other booty.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ALLIES' ATTITUDE CRITICISED London, May 4. Press criticisms of the attitude of the Allies towards the Polish offensive were voiced in the House of Commons. Captain Wedgwood Benn suggested that the Government should refer.the question of the Polish advance to the League of Nations. Mr. Bonlr Law, in reply, Raid the Government was unable to advise the countries adjoining Russia in Tega.rd to their course towards the Soviet Government, or to acoept responsibility for their actions. The Government was not at present-prepared to adopt the suggestion. Ho pointed out that this was not the beginning of a new war; there had been no cessation of hostilities between the Poles and the Bolsheviks.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. . THE SURRENDER OF BAKU. (Eec. May 5, 8.20 p.m.) Constantinople, May's. A brief bombardment by the Soviet fleet sufficed to cause Baku to surrender. The Soviet invaders numbef GOOO, Another force is near the Baku-Tiflis rail- ' way. The Georgian Government has called out four classes of reservists.—'The Times." OUTRAGE "ONTED CROSS 1 (Rec. May G, 0.25 a.m.) Tokio, May 4. _ ■ Vladivostok reports state that a British Red Cross train, conveying hospital Btorea and clothing to Irkutsk, was held up in the interior. Those connected with the train were either shot or imprisoned They included Colonel Young, of Canada, Captain Peacock, of England, and Dr. O'Driscoll, of Dublin.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SOVIETS DESIRE FOR TRADE GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S VIEW. Montreal, May i. The United Press correspondent in Berlin cables that the Gorman Government is convinced that the Russian Soviet's outcry that huge qunntities of goods and manufactures stfe awaiting is a bluff, to secure recognition of the Sonet regime and the shipment of foodstuffs to Russia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
ALLIES INVITE DISCUSSION TRADE HINDERED BY POLISH ADVANCE. (Reo. May fi, 0.25 a.m.) London, May 4. A-joint Note from Britain, France, Italy and Japan invited Krassin and otli-;r Bolshevik delegates to proceed to London at the earliest opportunity with a view to discussing the resumption of trade relations through co-operative societies or otherwise as "outlined by Mr. Lloyd George. The Note adds that none of the Allies will admit Litvinoff into their respective countries. The cliief difficulty in negotiating now is to decide how to resume trade while thi Polish-Ukrainian advance continues. A great quantity of Bolshevik rolling-stock has been captured and so much territory occupied that litUc trade is possible until the Polish advance ends.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 189, 6 May 1920, Page 4
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