RUSSIA.
THE FIGHT FOR PETROGRttEb ALLIES •CLQSQKMN; Copenhagen, May 14 , The northern force is within '3O miles of Petrograd and threatens to cut the Petrograd-Moscow railway. The fall of Petrograd is expected in a few days.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Copenhagen, May 15. The Petrograd authorities arc advising the population to leave the city. All the Government institutions will remove, cutting off the Neva district from Stoviet Russia.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. London, May 25It is reported that the Esthonians have-captnred Peterhof. (Peteibof is on the Gulf of Finland, 19 milea from Petrofrad.) London, May 15 (delayed). General Koftehak, in a letter to Mr. Churchill, expresses profound appreciation of Britain's assistance to the Siberian troops, whose sole desire is to liberate tlie country.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.
The Finnish army is mobilising on May 25 against Russia. The main force is to endeavor to cut the communication between Murmansk and Petrograd.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 May 1919, Page 5
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