RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1919, Page 3

RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

(By Electric Telegraph— Copyrig-O | AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

BRITISH TROOPS AT DANZIG. PARIS, Aug. lo

It is announced that British tioops have arrived at Danzig, en route for 1 The German opposition to the Polish occupation of the disputed territory, however, is reported to have weakened. German troops are withdrawing quietly.

POLES PUSHING BOLSHEVIKS LONDON, Aug. 15.

A Polish communique states: On the Lithuanian front the enemy continues to retreat before us in the direction of Berssna. “We have now reached a line kilometres north-west and south-west of the city of Minsk. The Polish forces have also commenced an offensive near Brody and Luck. Her'' the enemy is retreating towardsthe Stubbs River.

(Received this day at 9.20 a m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 16.

The New York “Times” Tokio correspondent states that he has authoritative information that the yapanese Government has informed Kolt chnk Government that the Japanese' are unable to send military aid against the Bolsheviks.

A MASSACRE FOILED (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) BUDAPEST, Aug 16.

Bolshevik leaders confess that they planned a kind of St. Bartholomew’s massacre for 7th August, when the police and other officials suspected of favouring a counter revolution, would be murdered, and the nest night there would have been the wholesale slaughter of the whole bourgeoise of Budapest.