RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

FINLAND DEMANDS INDEPfiff." DENCE. LABOR AND FINANCE PBOBMtMjfc CLERGY REAOTIONABY. Receive# June 10, 7.5 p.m. . " Auttralian Cable Sewioe. Petrograd, June 9. The demand, of tl>e Finnish Ditt.jfar the immediate granting of total irtfe.nendeace is troubling the Government. Finland demands that the Great wnwa shall guarantee its independence. is interpreted as y, declaration, of' mat 6f confidence in the new Russian Governmeht. The Cabinet has agreod to all other Finnish demands, but tal independence. Ukraine thMQflU.tO < follow Finland's enupple. The problems of labor and finanMuMi-, tinue to be serious. The systawtte" hoarding of paper money is great difficulties, and the MiU&Jr otFinance is contemplating a conjjuWry Idan. Tho purchasing power ctWk • rouble has fallen to baiqreen i twenty kopecs, and the hoarding (jf®/ is resulting in % graoal rJ. version 1 to the primitive ■ | The strikes at Moscow ami otlftr e|£ 1 tres are spreading to Petrogiad, am ' throughout the country, and epK 4B*' trict seems to desire to manage to own affairs. The work) of tire 7 fabric of the State' must rake a cm-' : Biderable time. * The first elation of 'Petrograd resulted in tire defeat democratic candidate, the election qt ftt ' pro-Czar Archuishop showing iAfltf'Qia., clergy is. as reactionary «s efws 'CONFIDENCE IN THE ALIifIES. .CONGRESS OF COUNCILS OF SOt. v, ' i.. , DIERS. ? Renter Service. 'j l , Reciived)June 10. 5.6 p.m. /. f ' ' petrograd, JtKH "• Alter speeches by the Belgian Mluttter' and a representative of the French w- T---bassy, a conference representing all Hp Russian.commercial, industrial and fitout ciai concerns unanimously decided' to' send the Allies a declaration iategorlo"; ally rejecting any possibility of a tepar*. - ate peace, and expressing confidence in the coming decisive victory of the At- ' lies. An all-Rusßian congress of Council*: of Soldiers is being arranged to tak«» place at Petrograd, where 1500 dolegfttea are expected to be present. Only del«- -, gates representing not less than 28,000 < members will be given a decisive TOjte, ■ A& members of the Government will he Invited to attefid. , ; ".fi GERMAN ACTIVITY AT RIGA, SMOKING OUT THE RUSSIANS. _____ i}'" Australian Cable Serflce. Received June 10, C.5 p.m. 'Petrograd, May 9. . fhe _ Nord Sud Agency reports that both sides are actively reconnoitring in .■ the Riga region. The Germans aw try-isu ing to smoke out the Russians by ignite ilig trees by means of incendiary bombs dropped from aeroplanes. -Than many attempts in .the densely woodeft I .'', region of Olar, but the Russians extinguished tho fires. i ARREST OF AUSTRIANS. THEY CLAIM TO BE PMC® , DELEGATES. Australian Cable Servfe®, > ; Received June 10, tJi pju. :' Petrograd, Jane 9. A curious incident.is reported pCOOf Kishinor. Twenty-seven tat*, eluding two generals, were u-rested U ' the town and placed under escort. . ■ announced they were peace and requested a conference with; th#-, "4 Workmen's and Soldiers' Conunittiei The Government ordered their anett. "/ Word has foeen received in thfc capital.' that tho delegation arrested will arrive ' in Petrograd on Saturday, and th# question of whether tney will be held a% i war prisoners is being con^idered ( *;i FOUR REGIMENTS MUTINY. ") Received June 10, 5.5 p.m. C.. , Petrograd, Jiule-A. • Four regiments of the Seventh A#my;>-1 mutinied, one of which arrested tho oK fl- - The War Minister has ordw|[l^'' the regiments to be disbanded'and tSa| j; ringleaders court-martialled. RUMORED TROUBLE'AT PETRO- - GR,AI>. " 1; Australian Cable Service. ,ty. Received June 10, 5,5 pjn. ,-i Copenhagen, JtwA^'?|4 , 'Swedish newspapers assert that oUs disturbance lias occurred ftt' B«fep-,S i gtad, andihat aJ!(Wra there are aliM«| i aiarchicait »" I V' ■ toHANGE OF GOVERNMENT \EX- f j [ PECTED. 1 Australian Cable' Service. ;■§ ® ; Received June 10. 5!5 pjn. • •?.' London, Jhtte 9. | * .The Morning Post's snondent reports that .tiw and Soldiers' Cc%cjjL<is dipi»tisfled Kerensky, efeptfcially «nh hja apoMls ■■ \ ty the soldiers to attack the ; There are signs in Petrograd tan Workmen's Council is losing auyKrUfi and a change of 'Government is expewnt sflon. • '.II 1 1 —M'Bif",!wfa