RUSSIAN CRISIS.

Taihape Daily Times, 27 March 1918, Page 5

RUSSIAN CRISIS.

RETROGRADE FALL EXPECTED,.

Receivde 9.10. WASHINGTON, March 26.

The American Consul at Petrograd cabled on March 23 that Petrograd was expected to fall any hour.

GERMAN CONTROL OF FINLAND.

NEW YORK, March 26.

The New York World’s correspondent at Petrograd cabling from Stockholm, says the Germans are planning to control Finland, and have already trained 200,000 White Guards to attack Helsingfors. The Russian sailors •f the Baltic fleet support the Red Guards. NEWS FROM CHINA.

Received 10 a.m. PEKIN, March 6

While Semenoff’s strength is increasing the Bolsheviks’ is melting

away, owing to cash running short,

Negotiations for the co-operation of China and Japan are not completed. It is obviously necessary that China should post troops in Manchuria, ready to co-operate at any moment against am extension of German influence. . . 1 \ A : A y

-I The,:Prpsideht has re-appoixited Tu■anchijni premier, owing to-the mipcessof northern troops,..but., estrangejiion^.,,between north, will continue unless the former’s military .dJAstnation is. s xelaxed»