RUSSIA’S FUTURE

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 55, 28 November 1921, Page 5

RUSSIA’S FUTURE

* PLAN FOR RECONSTRUCTION USE OF FOREIGN CAPITAL By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Berlin, November 25. It is believed that Herr Stinnes, as the result of a conversation with Krassin, went to London to discuss a plan to reconstruct Russia. Stinnes favours obtaining German, British, French, and American capital, iand that Germany should undertake the work of recon struction. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. November 27, 5.5 p.m.) Helsingfors, November 26. German firms have submitted plafis for rebuilding Petrograd., A German delegation at Moscow is negotiating to exchange seeds and agricultural machinery for linseed, timber, and hides.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THIS YEAR’S IMPORTS. (Rec. November 27, 5.5 p.m.) l , Stockholm, November 26. Russia’s imports for the period' Janu-ary-September totalled 570,535 tons, a third of which came from England — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF OLD FOREIGN DEBTS. Paris, November 25. Tfie "Petit Parisian's” Berlin correspondent states that the Soviet proposes to claim from the various European States their obligations to the Tsarist Government, amounting to 1800 millions of gold roubles and 750 millions of paper roubles. Five hundred million gold roubles are claimed from London and 116 millions from Paris. I It is reported that the German Government is negotiating with a group of American financiers and the Moscow Government with a view to creating: a Russo-German-Ameriean concern to exploit tho Baku oil wells—Aus.-N.Z. Ca'ble Assn.

revaluation of rouble. (Rec. November 26, 5.5 p.m.) Petrograd, November 25. Zinovieff has announced that the revaluation of the rouble, which will commence in January, means a new issue of which each rouble will equal 10,000 present roubles. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIKS FLEE BEFORE KARELIANS, (Rec. November 27, 5.5 p.m.) Helsingfors, November 25. The Russian Press, admits that the Bolsheviks are fleeing before the Kare-lians.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.