INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1920, Page 2

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. TROTSKY’S AIM. (Received This Day at 10.3-5 a LONDON, Dec 29. In connection with the Riga message regarding militarism, Trotsky urges Russia to he turned into a great military camp and thus cause her to be protected throughout the world. A BLOODTHRISTY CUT-THROAT. ** THE TIMES ’ ’ SERVICE. (Received This Dny at 8.30 a.in.) LONDON, Dec. 28. The bloodthirsty career of the Bolshevist arch criminal, ex-Presi-dent of the Soviet at Tsaritsyn, formerly the terror of the lower Volga, for whose head the Soviet is offering ten million roubles, is related in a Bolshevist official order. Prarde I.ietenyl, is said to have massacred fifteen hundred persons, half whereof being women and children, during the last three months. After lie was expelled from • Tsaritsyn, he with a band of Kalmucks seized a river steamer proclaimed himself ruler of Astrakan, ’ravaged the villages and slaughtered the inhabitants. For example, in October he killed nil the moil in a village and carried off the women who were kept on tfie steamer for three days. He then cut their throats, and their bodies were thrown into the river. Lietenyl and his fellow ruffians, late in November, burned the steamer and started for the Caucasus with huge booty. RUSSIAN MILITARISM. (Received This Day at 9.45 a;in.) RIGA, December 2g. Trotsky is favourably considering a scheme to establish a great system of militarism under which all men up t fifty years of age will be trained soldiers. PODOLIA IN REVOLT. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) PARIS, December 29. The “Echo de Paris” reports the Ukranian press ’bureau announces the whole of Podolia has revolted ngainst the Bolsheviks. The latter after four days fighting, bombarded and destroyed two sugar factories and subsequently Evacuated Kameneitz and Podolsk, which the insurgents threatened.

WR ANGEL’S TROOPS. (Received Tliis Day at 9.45 a.m A ATHENS, Dee 28. Twenty-four thousand of AVrnngel’s troops on Gallipoli are in a state of desperation through hunger and disease, owing to a lack of medical arrangements. It is stated the Greeks are unable to supply the deficiencies.