LIFE IN MOSCOW

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 55, 29 November 1926, Page 9

LIFE IN MOSCOW

GREAT CHANGES IN TWO YEARS RETURN OF LUXURIES (Rec. November 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 26. Writing from Moscow, the “Daily Express” special correspondent says that remarkable changes have occurred during the two years since his last visit, when 30 per cent, of the shops had their shutters up. To-day there are no unoccupied sites in the business centre. Milliners offer the latest Paris creations, and State wine shops stock pre-war Scotch and best vintages of champagnes. There is considerable luxury in clothing, and prices are high, tailor-made- English cloth costing £5O There seems to be an abundant supply or ordinary ■ comestibles reasonably priced Hundreds of .motor-cars havereappeared, and entertainments are numerous.” REVOLT AGAINST SOVIET RULE (Rec. November 27, 5.5 p.m.) Pans. November 27. Six towns and twenty-five villages are in revolt against the Soviet admin istraticn at Pskov According to tin “Intransigeant” the revolt is lead by Russian officers from Esthonia, and 150,000 peasants have taken the field and engaged the Red troops Mam festoes have been circulated in the name of the Grand Duke Nicholas announcing the pending liberation o( peasants from the. Bolshevist yoke.