RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

BRITISH FLEET. AGAINST THE BOLSHEVIKS. London, May 17. British submarines have been tent to the Baltic to assist the powerful squadron of British surface ships against the Bolshevik fleet.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Association. ADVANCE OF THE FINNS. BOLSHEVIKS LEAVE PETROGRAD. New York, May 17. The Copenhagen correspondent of the New York Times learns from a reliable source that General Mannerheim, with the Finnish army, is within twenty miles of Petrograd, and expects to enter the city in a few days. The Bolshevik authorities have left Petrograd and are going to Moscow.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. New York, May 28. The Bolsheviks deny that the fall of Petrograd is imminent.—Aus.-N.2L Cable Aasttf BOLSHEVIST LEADERS FLEK. LETTS AND CHINESE IN COMMAND. Received May 29, 10.40 p.m. London, May 29. Stockholm telegrams state that Sir 'Hubert Gough, in charge of the British military mission in Finland, announces that complete arrangements have been made to feed the people in Petrograd directly the city is captured. Tho Bolshevist leaders have fled, leaving the town in the hands of leaderless soldiers. Street fighting his commenced between the workmen of Petrograd and the Letts and Chinese, who now control the city.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. REPUBLICANS' PROTEST. Received May 29, S p.m. Paris, May 21. Kerensky and seven other members of the first Russian National Assembly and the officials of two other republican societies have issued a manifesto protesting against the recognition of General Kolr-hal; or Allied intervention in Russia until asked for by a government willing to reconstitute the National Assembly.— 'Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.