RUSSIAN MIX-IP

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1919, Page 2

RUSSIAN MIX-IP

.By Electric Telegraph—Cop/ngn*.;

POLAND’S GOVERNMENT. LONDON, Nov. 17.

The “Times” Warsaw correspondent writing on Saturday; states that lie position of the Paderewski Government in Poland is critcial. This is) owing to the failure to remedy the food crisis, which is now becoming desperate. u-

M. Paderewski announces his intention to court-martial the profiteers. He also pleads the difficulty he has in carrying on while Poland) is waging an arduous campaign, and is dependent upon the resources of a 1 country that is economically ruined. It is impossible to get credit, he says, while the frontiers of Poland still remain undecided. GERMANS EVACUATING. (Received this day, at 9.30 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, November 17. According to reports from Riga, Colonel Bermondt is preparing evacuate Mitau owing to the (Letts capture of Ekan, threatening his communications. DENIKEN LEAVING KIEFF. (Received this day, at .9.30 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, November 17. Deniken ha sordered evacuation of KiefL which the Bolsheviks and Ukrainian "rebels are threatening. YUDENITCH’S PLIGHT. HELSINGFORS, Nov. 17. Yudenitch has evacuated Yamburl. He informed his troops that they must fight to the death as the Estbonians refuse to allow a retreat through their territory.. RUSSIAN TRADE. (Received this day at 8.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 16. The commercial attache, Heller, of the self-styled Soviet Embassy, announced he has been negotiating with large packers and manufacturers, his puroose being to urge Government to recognise the Soviet Government, and permit exportations of foodstuffs, and maa.ifatetures to Russia. Heller said the Soviet was able to send two hundred nillion dollars in gold to United States : n order to secure credits and added that unless United States takes ad7antage of Russian trade opportunities, Tapan and German will secure them.