SOVIET RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1927, Page 2

SOVIET RUSSIA.

(Australian Sr N.Z. Cable Association.)

R USSI AN FESTI VITIF.S. A 1 OSC'OAV, Nov. 8. The Revolutionary Anniversary Celebrations were accompanied by excited scenes. AVhon 'I rot sky and Knm cuclf attempted to address the crowes at various points in the city troops were called on to suppress wild disorders which resulted. Zinovicff and other oppositions who attempted to speak in Leningrad were also honied down. . Trotsky managed to get a hearing from the workmen at the aviation factory. Ho declared the festivities were completely out of place, in view of the economic situation ot S°" Russia.

LENIN’S ANNIVF.RSARY

THE SOVIET’S TRIBUTE

(Received this day at 10.15 a.mA LONDON, Nov. 9,

A Riga correspondent says:—“Nobody must stay homo, everyone must bo in the streets to swell the mighty living currents converging to Lenin s mausoleum.” This was the Soviet’s order to Moscow populace to celebrate the nnniveisary. The parade included uiiprecedently large national cavalry formations from eastern peoples, including Turkomans and Caucasians. Kalini, Bukharin, Gnllaelier, andSnklatvala were among the orators at the Lenin mausoleum. They emphasised that Bolshevism lmd brought the world to the brink of ruin. It would shortly fall, enabling the establishment of Soviets throughout the world. The celebrations included two-day theatiicnl representation, broadcast all over Russia, of the decade’s events, giving prominence to the British Geneial strike, the T.U.C. traitors, Sir Austen Chamberlain’s, Air Baldwin’s, and Air Churcliill’s part therein, declaring Stoikoff’s murder was directed from London, culminating in the British delegate paying a tribute in broken Russian to the Soviet’s progress.

RUSSIAN PLUNDER. LONDON, Nov. 9

Latvian authorities at the instance of the British Legation, seized what is believed to be part of the silver valuables plundered from the British Embassy at Leningrad in 1919, contained in seven cases. Addressed to a bankrupt merchant, they lay in the customs for a year, when they were advertised for auction. British arms on the cutlery aroused suspicions and the auction was delayed pending investigation. They also contain china hearing Russian Imperial arms.