RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3408, 12 February 1920, Page 5

RUSSIA.

BOLSHEVIKS AT ODESSA.

MUCH BOOTY CAPTURED.

Received ‘9.10 am‘

LONDON, Feb. 9.

A Moscow wil‘eless,,report states that one British and one RussiL=in cruiser are bomb_arding Odcssa.,_. where’ ‘we captured cnorinous bgoty.

BLACK-LISTED GERMAN S.

JOINING TI-IE BOLSHEVIKS.

Received 9.20 la.m

PARIS, Feb. 10.

Reports from Hclsirigfors state that many Germans are joining the Bolsheviks. : They include a number of black-listed ofiicers.

KOLTCI-lAK'S FORCE-S RE‘ORGANISE.

JOIN CZECHO-S'LOVA'KS.

Received 9.20 11.111

PARIS, web. 10

According to reports from Harbin. remnaxflfs of K‘ol’cc?ll|ak’s forces» have been reorganised and have joined the Czecho-Slovaksv, advancing VO-n Irkutsk.

S’J.‘ATEMEN'T BY MR LLOYD GEORGE. ' _

ALLIES’ DIFFICULTIES E-MPHASISED.

LONDON, Feb. 10

Speaking in flu. House of Comnlon>;, Mr Lloyd George said the only B'ritish forces reniaining in Russia ‘were at Batsum, from which they were rapidly withdrawing to Constantinople, where they were needed. He agreed tlrat Europe could not be restored without putting“ Russian resources into circulation. Every democracy in the world would like to see that done under any but Bolslievik regime, whose horrors shocked mankind. Russia‘ must be restored under an anti-Bolshevik regime, but it was perfectly clear Bolshevism was not erushiable by force of arms. The volunteer army, during its Occupation of large‘ Tracts in South Russia, unquestionably managed to alienate the population. The Bolsheviks, during their re-advance profited by past experience, and avoided doing so to the same extent. He dwelt on the dimeulties of an attempt to create a ring of fire which should advance and crush out Bolshevism, owing to the little likelihood of all border States participating. There was {l(ldition'3,l dimculty in the lack of furxds, which neither France, America.’ Italy, nor Britain would undertake to f‘ul-nish. '

OCCUPATION OF ODESSA

LONDON, Feb. 9.

A Moscow wireless message Sl'~£ltoS that Red forces occupied Odessa on we 7th, after three hours’ fig-Tltillg-The enemy ofi’eh'ed fierce, 1-csisflaxlcc. Guns rattled through the streets, fir-ing-point blank. Galacizuxs fo'!‘nlm'ly atfaclted to Petlm-afls forces, Opposed the Reds. The fown is being b'omb:ll-<l- - by enemy ships.

WHOLE ‘OF UEKRKINE REVOLTING.

PARIS, _Feb. 9%

The Whole of UkTa.ilie is revolting against the Bolsheviks. Those bet-ween Kasniatin and Kieff have been disarmed.