RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1917, Page 3

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

(Per Press Association. —Gopyraght.)

NEW RUSSIAN COMMANDER

I" “reuter’s” telegram.] PETROGRAD, Jun® 14. Goneral Donekns ox-Chicf of the General Staff has been appointed to the supreme Command of tho Wtstern Front in succession to General Gurko.

SENT TO SIBERIA. PETROGRAD, Juno 13. The Austrian peace delegathes have been sent to Siberia as prisoners aof war.

RUSSIAN REVOLTS PETROGRAD, June 14. Details from Gangoot, cabled on the Hth. states the crews of the warships Republic, Gangoot and Diana gave notice to the Provisional Government that the Czar must be given to the revolutionaries in order to be sentenced. Government ,took no notice and the crew of the Gangoot attacked. Kronstadt Soldier’s Council phatically repeated the demanu, threatening force if it were disregarded Government then stated they could not acoedo to Gangoot’s exaggerated desires.

Simultaneously Petrograd soldiers Council tapresed a dosiro that the Czar bo condemned and forced to labour in tho mines. Government (consequently oausod the garrison at Tsareroye t° he strengthened.

INTERNAL RUSSIA

ALLIES REPLY UNSATISFACTORY

MORE REVOLUTION

(Received This Dav at 9.50. a.m.) PETROGRAD, June 14.

Many organs especially Socialist express dissatisfaction at the FrancoBfitish replies to tho Russian Note. They complain of ambiguous phrasing Some interpret tho replies as a direct refusal to accept the Russian platform. Though it is expected the Kronstadt miners will soon submit, to Governmon 1 their oxample has spread elsewhere Reports from Tsaritzyn, Korson and Ylenanavoe statos separate republics have been declared in those Provinces. There is a reign of terror at 1 saritzvn other towns are quiet.

■A Congress delegates from Polish troops are discussing a proposal to raise a separate Polish army of half a million from Poles at present serving in the Russian Army. Tho deliberations have -not yet concluded, but it is known that an enormous majority of delegates favour tho . proposal.