RUSSIA.
THE ESTHONIAN FRONT. HEROE BATTLE CONTINUES. ESTHONIANS FORCED TO RETIRE. Received Feb. 24, 11."0 pjn. Helsmgfors, Feb. 20. A fierce battle continues on the Esthonian front. The Esthonians were compelled to retire near Pikoff, under fire of massed artillery and infantry attacks, presently evacuating Khaiash, in the Riga Gulf. The defenders are very short of munitions, while Trotsky's troops are excellently equipped.—United Service. MURDER OF A PRINCESS. BOLSHEVIK BRUTALITY. London, Feb. 22. The Daily Express states that Bolshevik fiends murdered the beautiful Russian princess Nina Galatzine, who was endeavouring to take refuge in Finland They mutilated her body and cut off all the fingers and both the ears.
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1919, Page 5
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