RUSSIAN CRISIS.

Taihape Daily Times, 7 January 1918, Page 5

RUSSIAN CRISIS.

ALLIES TO RECOGNISE LENIN" | GOVERNMENT. LONDON, January 4. The Daily Chronicle states that owing to the breakdown of the Brest Litovsk negotiations the Allies are likely to recognise the Lenin Government. A diplomat in sympathy with, the ideas of Revolutionary Russia will be sent to Petrograd to replace Sir George Buchanan. It is expected that M. Litvinoff, the Bolshevik dor, will be recognised and allowed to occups T the Russian Embassy. ,— | ..UKRANIAN ARMY DEFEATED... \ BOLSHEVIK CONFISCATING \ BANK DEPOSITS. Received 5.40. PETROGRAD, January 6. r fhe Bolshiveks claim they have defeated the Ukranians near Kharkoff, and. captured the whole Kharkoff district, where 20,000 Red Guards are Cc i:.ce atrated. -'he Bolsheviks have commenced aii inspection of safes in private banks which is expected to yield to the State! twq or three milliards of roubles. HUNs DIVIDING RUSSIAN WHEAT STOCKS. Received 10 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Jan 6. The heads of the Hungarian Food Office have left for Berlin to discuss the division of Russian wheat stocks, PEACE DELEGATES LEAVE BREST LITOVSK. Received 10.40. AMSTERDAM, Jan 6. The German Government has received a telegram from Petrograd announcing the departure" of delegates from Brest Litovsk, accompanied by Trotsky, who is convinced it will not be difficult to arrange for the transfer of negotiations to a neutral country . . \

Another meeting of the Germai? Crown Council is impending. •

OPERATIONS AGAINST THE UKRAINE.

Received 10.40

PETROGRAD, Jan 6.

Ensign Krylenko has ordered The. removal of headquarters to Smolensk, and has organised a special nelcTstafiE to direct operations against the Ukraine,and Kaledin's forces

ALL-RUSSIAN CONGRESS TO BE CONVENED. Received 10.40. PETROGRAD, Jan 6. The Soviet's Executive has resolved to call an All-Russian Congressr v Sinovieff has openly declared the" Soviet is "(Jpposed to the Constituent Assembly, and Avould like to brush fi; away if the Assembly hindered the Revolution. ~ FRANCE RECOGNISES FINNISH REPUBLIC. Received 10.40. PARIS, Jan 6. Le Temps announces that France has recognised the independent Fin-* nish Republic.