IN RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 12 June 1920, Page 5

IN RUSSIA.

W RAN GEL '3 OFFENSIVE.

BRITAIN ’S DISCLAIMER,

Received 8.45.

LONDON, June 10.

In the House of Commons, questioned in regard to the repoxfied offensive against the Bolsheviks by General Wrangel, Lloyd George stated the Government had clearly informed Wrangel that Britain would not be responv sible for his army if he undertook any offensive. .

RUSSIAN GOLD IMPOUNDED. BOLSHEVIKS REPULSED. Received 9.45 a..m. PARIS, June 10. It is announced Sweden has decided to hold the Bolshevist gold sent to Sweden pending a setflement of the policy. ‘ The French newspapers welcome the precedent. A Warsaw communique states the Bolshevists were repulsed and are now’ withdrawing on the whole front. Fighting is faking place in territory from whence the Bolshevist offensive startedT Three Bolshevist divisions were practically annihilated, ' WARSAW, June 11.

Notwithstanding the arrival of enemy reinforcements the battle on the Beresina.‘resulted in the defeat of the Bolsheviks. _The Poles on June 9, ad/vancing to the attack, expelled the enemy’from positions beyond the river Auta and took 500 prisoners.