RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

ARMORED STEAMER

CAPTURED. UKRMAV-LED FORCES DEFEATED. fieceired Sept. 21, SJS pjn. London, Sept. 20. British North Russia official: On the Dttifla the largest enemy armored •teuuer ms captured. General Karelin's troops severely defeated German led forces at Ukhtinkaya, forty miles eastward of the Finnish frontier —Ana. NX Cable Assoc. and Bttfer. A SOVIET ORDER. warm representatives to LEAVE. Received Sept. 21, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Sept. 20. Hie Weter Zeitung's Berlin correspond dent states that the Soviet Government hat requested the British representatives to leave Russia forthwith—Reuter. NORWAY AND FINLAND. FRIENDLY RELATIONS ENDANGERED. FATE OF EX-CZARINA AND DAUGHTERS. Received Sept. SI, 6.5 p.m. . New York, Sept. "20. The New York Times' Copenhagen correspondent reports that friendly relations between Norway and Finland are endangered, because Finland wants to seice part of northern Norway, south of Vaftßger Fiord. A message to the New York World from London says it is reported that the ex-Ctarina and her three daughters, together with two t'.rand Duchesses, were buffied to death by the local Soviet near Ekaterinburg. The Central Soviet ordered the local Soviet to shoot the Czar, but to hold the family. The women, however, were brutally murdered at the snm« time as the Czar was phot. Court servants identified the charred remains of the Cfearina and her daughters and the Grand ftnehesses by the jewels they found in the ruins of the burned house ill Whleh the familv had lived.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. REPORTED ARREST OF ALLIES'* MINISTERS. Received Sept. 21. p.m. Ani'tenlam, Sept. 20. An Essen newspaper report- that the Bolsheviks arrested the Britis'.i. French. Italian and Ampric-nn Ministers at .Tassy. who were proceeding homeward thto.igh j&nssia.—Aus. N.H. Cable Assoc. TWO ENEMY SHIPS SUNK. Received Sept. 22, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 21. A British North Russian official message states: Successful operations by naMll units and Allied troops on September 10 and 17 on the Dwina River resulted in the sinking of two enemy Ships, the rapture ff thrte guns, and the inflicting of heavy losses. —Atts. and N.Z. Cable Aanoc aid Reuter.