RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 April 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

200,000 DYING MONTHLY. MR. HOOVER'S REPORT. Received April 17, 5.5 p.m. London, April 14. Mr. Hoover estimates that 200,000 Russians are dying monthly of starvation under the Soviet system, but that school children are adequately nourished. The Rod Guards are reasonably fed, but middle and upper classes are disappearing. Mr. Hoover says he sees their utter extinction before next harvest. The population of Petrograd has been reduced by seventy per cent. A few of the educated classes who 1 were saved are fleeing the country.—United Press.

FOOD SENT IF BOLSHEVISTS CEASE HOSTILITIES. Received April IT, 5.5 p.m. London, April 16. It is believed that the Allies have decided on a definite Russian policy. Later. The Allies have agreed to provision Russia on condition that the Bolshevists cease hostilities. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FOOD TO BE UNDER NEUTRAL CONTROL. Received April 17, 5.5 p.m. Paris, April 16. The Entente will send food to Russia under neutral control. The agreement reached to-day stipulates that the Bolshevists must cease hostilities. —United Service. BOLSHEVIKS REPORT CAPTURES. Received April 18, 5.5 jim. London, April 13. A Russian Bolshevik wireless message claims to have captured Sinferol and Efantoria, with considerable military booty, also to have captured at Odessa thousands of railway wagons, locomotives, armored cars, motor cars and munitions. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. ALLIES EVACUATE KHERSON. Received April 17, 5.5 p.m. London, April 16.

Mr. Winston Churchill announces that the Allies have evacuated Kherson, in the Crimea.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association.

A BRITISH SUCCESS, Received April 18, 9.40 p.m. London, April 13. British North Russia official: General Maynard successfully attacked Wrosozora on April 11, killing fifty of the enemy and taking thirty-five prisoners.— Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. UKRAINIANS BOMBARD LEMBERG. Received April 18,11.40 p.m. - Lemberg, April 13. The Ukrainians bombarded the tows on Thursday and many were killed and wounded.—Times Service. MALES MOBILISED AT RIGA, Received April 19, 12.40 a.m. Copenhagen, April 14. Messages from Libau state that the Bolshevists have mobilised all males at Riga between the ages of IS and 38, and have sent many to Central Russia, including three hundred prominent personages as hostages.—Renter.