RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1920, Page 2

RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

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AN EVACUATION/ LONDON, March 2. The Associated Press Constantinople correspondent says the evacuation of Novorossisk is .hourly expected. British subjects have been ordered to leave. Allied officials here are preparing to handle the refugees, of whom 20 - j thousand are expected. It is proposed to divert five thousand to Egypt, and three thousand to Cyprus. The situation is aggravated by the prevalence of typhus at Novorossisk. A RED CAPTURE. -MOSCOW, March 2. Official.—The Red Army . has taken Tcclioretykaya. POLAND’S ARMY. 'PARIS, March .5. Marshal Foch is expected now nr Warsaw in connection with te organisation of the Polish Army, which now numbers no less than 24 d,visions.

BOLSHEVIK SUCCESS. LONDON, March 8. A Bolshevik communique state; the ed forces in the Caucasus are advancing victoriously everywhere. They have reached the river Kagakink. and have captured Geogorbytokon. The Soviet Caucasus ‘ Army during the past fortnight have ' captu .»•] 17,000 of Deniken’s Army. The latter’s Army is now dispersing. CHARGE OF. DESERTION. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, March 3. Colonel Ward, speaking in the City, said General Kolchak was a clean-soul-ed Russian patriot. The Allies persuaded him to accept the task of establishing a stable Government, but finally deserted him. The French Commander-in-Chief actually surrendered Kolchak to his enemies, in the middle of the night, and within an hour Kolchak was destroyed in a backyard. When the Allies changed their policy towards the Bolsheviks they were not compelled to go the length of resolute treachery.