THE POLISH All VANCE

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1920, Page 2

THE POLISH All VANCE

•By Electric Telegraph—Copj ighfi.) SOVIET REPULSE BY POLES. COPENHAGEN, May fj. A Bolshevik official wireless rpgojj, admits that the Reds have been repulsed at Eastaff, near Kieff, by the Polish Army. * GERMANS APPREHENSIVE. LONDON, May 5. It is stated here that the success jjJ the Polish Army against the Soviet is causing consternation at Berlin, and is reviving the German animosity towards the Poles on an extensive scale. BAKU’S FALL. LONDON, May 5. The correspondent of ‘The Times”'at Constantinople, cabilng to-day (Wednesday) states: “A brief bombardment by the Soviet Fjeet sufficed to causo the city df Rnjiu, iip the Cas'pijin §e:yj f.gr surrender.!’ • . 1 L

The Soviets invading force; numbers only 6000. ' ' ' " . " Another force however, is near the Baku Tjflis railway. The Georgian- Republic Government has called out fpur classes of vistjq ' ‘ : ‘ V-V - , '

POLISH SUCCESSES. (Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Mfiy 4., Th Australian Press learns that the Polisli-Ukranian' captures, to date include 25,000 prisoners, "130 big "gjmsj, 418 machine grins, two armoured traips, two tanks, three wireless' stations with equipment, a large quantity of railway materia), apd much qthey Ixjoty,

NOTE iO RJfSSIA. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 4, A joint note from Britain, France, Italy and Japan invited Krassen find other Bolshevik delegates to proceed to London at tlie earliest with a view to discussing a resumption of trade relations through co-operative societies or otherwise, as outlined by Hon Lloyd George, cabled on 29th. The Noteadds that none of the Allies will admit Litvinoff into their respective countries. The chief difficulty in negotiating, now is to decide how to resume trade while the Polisli-Ukranian advance continues. A grgat qijanffify! of Bcjsheviljt’ rifljjftg stock been' eqptufed,'and so muqli territory is'occupied that little t'radqus possible until the Polish advance entjs.

(Received this day at 8.40 a.m.) BOLSHEVIK ADMISSION. LONDON, May 4-. A Bolshevik communique admits their ■etirepiept from thp region of Kieff,

TREATMENT OF PRISONERS. LONDON, May : 4, A Moscow wireless protests against the treatment meted out to prisoners of war by the Poles. It is alleged that\ the latter shot prisoners beginning with Jews, whom they tortured. The Soviet threatens reprisals against Polish boprgois hostages.- ' . ■ REFUGEESENI). LONDON, May 4. Moscow reports d large miihber'vof Russian bijiirgeoise who fletl ; t<r Minor from Southern Russia, perished in the Black iSea whep fourfepn ships laden with refugees foundered.