AWAITING REVOLUTION.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1918, Page 5

AWAITING REVOLUTION.

" IK WESTERN EUROPE. tatlved May 21, 8.30 p.m. Petrograd, May 20. V. in a speech, epitomised bii foreign policy, saying that until a revolution had broken out in western Europe tin Rnssains must manoeuvre, retreat, put tait.—Renter. FOOD DISORDERS. . fIOVIBTS' BUILDINGS BURNED. MOB FIRED ON. Received May 21, 8.30 p.m. Moscow, May 20. hod disorder* have occurred at Paviovsky. The peasants and workmen boned the Soviet*' buildings. Several ■ DMfeltts of- the Soviet wire burned to death. v A detachment of the Red Guard t. And d*<ithe mob, 30 being killed or wounded.—Press Association. IRON HAND IN UKRAINE. . JOPULATION EXASPERATED. .. London, May 20. A Russian wireless message states that M. Skoropadaky lias been declared an impoeter in various places in the Ukraine and his decrees are disregarded. The Peasants' Assembly at Kief?, numbering 10,000, was closed by the Germans. The population are exasperated, and district assemblies have decided to burp all bread and other provisions. Landowners have been declared outlasts. Skoropadaky has no troops, except a bodyguard of a hundred men. The country Is groaning under hunger, misery and slavery. Everybody is endeavoring to free Great Russia, and guerilla bands are forming. the members of the Rada are regarded as traitors. Almoet the whole population are armed, and attempts to disarm them an misted to the death. Towns .aad tillage* an aflame. The Germans are evirywhere appointing their own officials and exporting to Germany all provisions they can seize.—Aua. N.Z. CAbte Assoc. aad Renter. ROYALISTS CAPTURED. AUSTRIA CONSIDERS PUNISHMENT MERITED. London, May 20. The Morning Post's Zurich correspondent states that there is much rejoicing in Germany and Austria at the capture Of the dowager Empress of Russia and three Grand Dukes. The Neue Freie Presse says that the Central Powers will not ill-treat them, though all, especially the commander-in-chief Nicholas, merited poftishment. Newspapers state that until the arrival of the Germans the Russian Imperial family were allowed only ordinary soldiers' rations, and had neither listtt nor sugar, lie Grand Duchess Olga had to do housework and washing of clothes, and had to sell some clothes in order to pay a bookseller's bill.—Ans. M2. Cfcbla Assoc.

LOSS OF SEBASTOPOL.. SERIOUS FOB BOLSHEVIKS. London, May 20. The fall of Sebutopol is a sever blow for'the Bolsheviks, who have been fighting in bodies of from 2000 to 5000 strong Willi plenty of artillery and machineguns. A battle often lasted two or three days, and the lighting made great demands upon the armies of the Central Powers, which had to cover vast distance*. The Bolsheviks always evaded dsfsat by flight.—Ans. N.Z. Ckble Assoc. IOtfACB OF A GERMANISED RUSSIA New York, May 20. The New York Times says that AmeriesM from Europe say that Allied Government officials fear that the situation on the »eat front may reach a deadlock unless something ie done to stop German pTftCTesn find domination in Russia. General .lofTre nine months ajro urged •hst in AlVd p*i'":!ilionnrr fnrcn be *cnt r»K- : » I" I'"!" <"cw! Hi.- <"!prI . VU.I •. ■»

TO GERMAN OCCUPATION. Paris, May 20. Le Matin's Stockholm correspondent says that the Russians on Saturday evacuated the last defence guarding Petrograd.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.