THE RUSSIAN MIX UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1918, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN MIX UP.

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AFFAIRS IN UKRAINE.

an interesting sidelight,

LONDON, May 2

A German communique affords ani interesting sidelight on affairs m Ukraine. It alleged there was , a strong anti-Gorman agitation at Kieff, support ed by mombers of the Government, resulting, inter alia, in the distortion of German decrees regarding spring solving which produced excitement m the country, and the arrest of the manager of a Russian bank tor foreign The communique nlloges the Ukraine Government connived at the manager s arrest, hence Field Marshal Yon Eichorn was obliged to take drastic action/ including the (establishment ot military tribunals, with severe penalties for disturbers of the peace and the arrest of the Ukrainian War Minister, the wife of the Minister of the Interior, the commander of the town militia and others.

GERMAN INSPIRED

STATE OF RUSSIA

LONDON, May 2. German inspired stories of the restoration of the Monarchy in Russia are believed by Phillip Price to show Lenin s influence is stronger than ever, ih Soviets authority is everywhere increa sing, replacing the Zemstovs. even aB S g as the Arctic. Bolshev k leaders are anxious to revive production. The sense of responsibility amongst t people, and younger peasant soldiers in the north is responding, organising transport, restoring agriculture and assisting in the formation of a revolution ary army.

SEBASTOPOL OCCUPIED. LONDON, May 3rd. A wiroless Gorman message states: “We broke the resistance of the enemy bfore Sebastopol, and occupied ,tho toWn ' LONDON’. May 3rd A Bevlin official message states that the Germans have occupied Sebastopol without fighting. FINNISH MONARCHY. COPENHAGEN, May 2. All Finnish Parliamentary and civil parties favour the establishment ot a Monarchy; only the young Finns demand a Republic. . RED GUARDRRISONERS. ' COPENHAGEN, May 2 Tlio Germans captured 11,000 prisoners at Helsingfors and 500 at \ lborg including the Red Guard Premier. UKRAINE POLITICS. (Received. This Rnv at SSO a.mA AMSTERDAM, May 3 A Berlin message states the peasant doputieß overthrew the old U kranian Rada and Government. A new Govern menfc was immediately announced, wi n adherence to the Brest Litovsk peace terms. IMPORTS PROHIBITED.

<K ”“’* a Th “berke"'^^ Advices from Petrograd state the export of all foodstuffs is prohibited. Bolsheviks are endeavouring to unite all Socialists with a view to estabUsning a strong Coalition Government to demand a revision of the Brest Litovsk treaty.

NO confirmation. Received, this day at. 8.45 s.m. LONDON, April 3. Through Vienna reports imply that important changes have occurred at Petrograd. It was officially stated m the. 'House of Commons that the Government had no confirmation of the reported counter-revolution