IN RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3467, 22 April 1920, Page 5

IN RUSSIA.

RUESIA AND GERMAN Y EXCHANGE }?RISONERS.

Received 8.55 a.m

BERLIN, April 21.

A Russo-German agreement for the exchange of priso.uel's has been signed. This is the firs"; ofiicial compact between the Bolsheviks and "the \German Republic Government. Two hundred thousand Russian’ prisoners are now in Gel'ma.lly, and have suffered 11ur.sh treatment. A

J APS DISARM RUSSIAN S.

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LONDON, April 2.1.

The Japanese report they have now completely disarmed the R-ussizms in I§2J,s‘.‘C,-I'll Siberia. 5

BRITISH LABOUZRITES TO VISIT RUSSIA.

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LONDON, April 21

A representative body of the leaders of the British Labour Party, including Messrs Henderson, Thomas, Smillie, and Sexton applied for passports to visit Russia. The matter was referred to San Remo.

BRITAIN APPEALS FOR DENIKEN’S MEN.

SOVIET ’S EVASION.

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LONDON, April ‘.30.

Berlin telegraplied to Soviet Russia, urging that the remnants’ of Deniken’s zu-my should be treated humanely, pointing out Deniken’s men are willing to conclude an armistice. The Moscow reply was couched in the politest diplomaiie language, but evaded the question. It urged Britain to bring pressure to bear on Hungary to release the Bolsheviks, including Bela Kllll. .. Britain sent ‘further 'feleg'ram.s, to which no reply has yet been I'ecei\'r'l' ed.‘ A " M '«N:;Go-r1A'r-Ions; wzm RUSSIA OLD FOREIGN DEBTS A STUMBLING BLOCK. Received 8.55 a.m~. COPENHAGEN, April 20. Negotiations between *the Bolsheviks and Enfente representatives have practically fiiilerl, partly ‘through the wzurf. of confidence in Litvinofl’ and partly ‘through the Bolshevik attitude on Hie Soviets’ aclmowl-edged old ‘-foreign debt. It is _sta"ted a number of commercial agreemenizs have been nrrangged between Scandinavian com: mercinl men and the Bolsheviks.