RUSSHA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3410, 14 February 1920, Page 5

RUSSHA.

THE END OF‘ KOLTCHAK_ HE HAS BEEN. EXECUTED.

Received 9.55 a.m. LONDON, Feb. 13. Oflicia]: Koltchak has been executed. 1

CAPTU R‘E' OF OD ESSA.

HOW REFUGEES GOT AVVAY.

Received 11.35 am,

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 9.

For protection there are ten thousand refugees on ships at Odessa. awaiting to eséape from the city. Russian officers and other refugees are marching in small bands to Tirespol, on the Roumzmian border. The British b~at.tles.hip, Ajax,» and three British destroyers, American destroyers and a French gumboat, are standing by and ‘the Britisfi cruiser, Ceres is towing a steamer loaded with refugees to Varna.

RUSSIA. BEOOMING BOLSHEVIK.

ALL CLASSES JOIN IN.

A GREAT SOULLESS MACHINE.

Received 11.35 am. LONDON, Feb. 12.

Th-3 Tiimefi’ Speciql correspondenkf, in Soviet Russia, describing his experiences, ("leelarcs thafl social conditions‘ could hardly be worse. Russia, industrially is almost at '2l, standstill; politieally the Bolsheviks have increased

their hold ‘on W-the’ mfmss of the people who have now given up hopes of deliverance‘ through the Allies. Bolishevism as‘ fast gaining ground wflth all classes, though hated and distrusted by nearly everybody; but people see no other chance. Castiron discipline is welding the masses into a great soulless machine. A reorgauiised and well-disciplined Red Army is a force to be seriously reckoned with

JAPANESE IN SIBERIA.

1 EVACUATION ADVOCATED.

Received 11.35 oa..m. ’].‘OKIO_. Feb. 11

In the question of colltillu:lncc of intervolltioll or witlldrawal f'l'olll Siberia the Govel'nnlellt’s hcsiitancy 'is producing conl‘.'l‘l'sioll and cross (<url'cllts of opinion. The “Ashai,” which is among the joul-I'lals advocating wi§lldl'awal. "dcC:l'.ll‘CS that the Red regime to which the Alllcricans are giving cncollrage—--1110111‘, is fast spr;radillg and soc.ll'rillg suprolllacy in S_ibel'ia, and Japan must lose her loadership in the East if she ful'tllcl' hcsitaltcs to declare her policy, even only out of cons~idel-ation for other countries.

The newspaper Kokumit publishes an article written by the Government Publicity Commissioner, advocating evacution, con-ten(Ting that Bolshevism is militarily checkzxble.

The community of Vladivostock regard the prospect with alzmn, and have petitioned the Divt to confinue.