RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 July 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

PROVINCES TAKEN. 15V THE REVOLT."TIONAIUES Received Juno 20, 5.5 p.m. Copenhagen, June 23. German telegrams state that the coun-ter-revolutionaries have taken the provinces of Irkitsk Haborowsk, and P>kigowstshenk, where they have overthrown the local Soviet Governments. The victory of the Czechs and Slovakians is due to some of tiie Red Guards murdering their officers and then surrendering. The Grand Duke Michael is the head of the anti-Bolshevik rising at Omsk, but declined to take the throne. He desires that an all-Russian popular Assembly shall decide the future Ruler. The Wolf Press Agency states that the ex-Czar was murdered in a train while leaving Ekaterinburg after tho Czecho-'Slovaks captured the town. — Press Assoc. A CRITICAL SITUATION. BUT REAL HAPPENINGS OBSCURE. Received June 30, 5 5 p.m. London, June 29. British diplomatic circles believe that a critical situation has arisen in Russia and that developments of the hglieet importance may be expected. The authorities accept reservedly, however, the latest sensational reports, pointing out that they mostly come via Germany or Austria. The dates are not assigned to tho events, which are based only on obscure Petrograd newspaper records. The overthrow of the Bolsheviks may lie a German canard, in order to provide a pretext for intervention. Kerensky's friends in London discredit the report. They point out that the Grand Duke Michael and General Korniloff have been the subjects of many rumors, and at present their whereabouts are unknown- They are most unlikely to cooperate with the Germans. Conflicting reports regarding the exCzar continue. A Stockholm message states that advices from Damstadt on Thursday deny the rumor on the authority of the Russian Ambassador. Berlin and Vienna messages also announce that there is a counter-revolu-tion in all part s of Russia, and that the monarchists have considerable quantities of arms and ammunition.' Lord Robert Cecil, interviewed, said Hie Government had no information regarding the murder of the ex-Czar or the overthrow of the Bolsheviks. The latest Moscow messages are unofficial and un-believed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter.