RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 28 August 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

KORNILOFF GETS AN OVATION. Received 9.25. PETROGRAD, August 28. General Korniloff received an ovation at Moscow. In replying to speeches of welcome, he said he rejoiced that he was able to assure the army that Moscow’s voice was averse to any form of internationalism. Its motto was “The Nation’s Welfare. THE MOSCOW CONFERENCE. THE GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAMME. —— Received 8.30. August 27. At the Conference Kerensky said the Pope’s Note was not formulat on the Russians’ behalf, but in the interests of the Central Powers. The Miniser of Trade unfolde.d the Government’s programme, fixed a working day, compulsory arbitration, limitation of profits, State control of factories,- and national service for males. RUSSIANS REPULSE ATTACKS. LONDON, August 2(5. A Russian official message Enemy offensives in the direction of Vladimir Volynsky! and also west of the town of Screth, failed. We repulsed attacks in the direction of Kedl Vasarhcly, and north-east of Soveju, on the Rumanian front. We made further progress on the Caucasian front RUSSIA UNDER A NEW AUTOCRACY. KERENSKY’S WORDS OF WARNIN. MOSCOW, August 25. In his address to the Conference, Kqrcnsky declared that any attempt ro take advantage of the Conference to ?. ° . attack the Provincial Government would be pitilessly repressed. He warned those who thought the moment had arrived to overthrow the revolutionary power with bayonets, that the boundless confidence of the people and milllions of soldiers supported the Government, which believed in speaking the truth to its enemies within and without the walls, as well as to its friends. The State was passing through a period of mortal danger, and patriotism demanded the concentration of effort against the enemy and the forgetting of the domestic quarrels ' and difficulties accentuated by the separatist movement among certain Russian nationalities and the shameful voluntary retreat of the troops. Those who once trembled before the autocrats now marched armed against the Government. The Government would make those exceeding its limit remember the time of Czarism. It would be implacable, because it was convinced that supreme power alone would save the country. He earnestly appealed to the Conference to assist in the consolidation of the conquests of the Revolution. Reverting to the unfriendly attitude of certain Russian nationalities, Kerensky declared that democracy would give what it had promised, but where the limit of tolerance was passed, the Government would cry “Hands off!” The Government would forcibly prevent the re-opening of the dissolved Finnish Diet.

PETROGRAD, August 25. The delegates of the principal 1 bodies at the Mosdow ConfejroncQ special' instructions, ensuring common action. All Cossacks at the Conference instructed their delegates to demand that the Government create a temporarmy committee if the Duma at Moscow with full power independent of all political and private organisation. Delegates of provincial town councils and other public organisations were instructed to demand the speedy conclusion of peace, and the convocation of the constitutional assembly on the original date.

The Maximiilist central committee denounce the Conference as a counterrevolution. 1 HOW RUSSIA WAS BETRAYED. TRAITOR OX TRIAL. PEROGEAD, August 2(i. The trial of General Sukhomlinoff, on various charges, including gross neglect of duties while War Minister, is proceeding before the first jury empanelled in Russia. General Yanonschkcvitch, ex-Chief of the General Ctaff,, in his evidence described the terrible plight of the army owing; to the almost conipflete lack of projectiles and rifles on the outbreak of war. Accused disregarded hundreds of army requests for ammunition. The Germans, advancing with knowledge of the state of affairs brought their artillery close to the Russian positions and cheated fearful havoc in the ranks.

G R E K u E. \ A GREEK REPUBLIC. A POSSIBILITY. ATHENS, August 27. In the Chamber an animated debate on the possibility of establishing a republic revealed that the majority of the deputies favoured publicanism. Yenezelos, replying, said that despite the blow Constantine had dealt to the monarchial system the Government was making a final trial of royal institutions. “This,” he said, ”is the last experiment we shall attempt, but the majority will sincerely wish to make the regime of a crowned republic strong and safe. £2OOO DAMAGES. • AWARDED TO A WIDOW. CHRISTCHURCH, August 27. At the Supreme Court to-day, Minnie Jones widow, and administratrix of the estate of Walter ones, proceeded against the North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Borad, on behalf of herself and four children, to recover £2500 as compensation for the death of her husband, which was caused through his being electrocuted while engaged in working on the roof at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at B’ottle Lake on May 30th. The jury awarded the plaintiff £2OOO damages —£1000 for herself and £250 for each of the children. The jury recommended that the widow should draw the interest of the children’s money for their upkeep until they attained their majority.