RUSSIA.
*,,,. BRITISH MANIFESTO,. i??-, : TO PEOPLE OF RUSSIA, Received Aug. Hi, f>..5 p.m. London, Aug. 9. The Press Bureau says that a declaration by the British Government to the people of Russia, issued at Vladivostock, states, inter alia: ''We not only want to stem German penetration, but to bring economic relief to your ruined and suffering country. We have sent some supplies, and more are to follow. We wish to aid in the development of the industrial and natural resources of your country, and not to exploit them for ourselves. We want to enable you to take your rightful place among the free nations of the world. Our desire is to see Russia strong and free, and then to retire and watch the Russian people work out their own destinies." INDESCRIBABLE HORROR. FAMINE AND CHOLERA RAGING. Stockholm Augusts 9. Travellers from Pctrograd state that incredible tenor reigns in Russia. The Bolsheviks have been arresting all suspects, including a thousand officers, during the last few days. Several hundred have been killed. Famine and cholera are claiming masses of victims daily.— Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1918, Page 6
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