RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 June 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

FALL OF BOLSHEVISM. IMMINENT IN SOUTH RUSSIA. TERRIBLE CONDITIONS AT MOSCOW. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Received June 8, 11.5 p.in. London, May 29.

Mr. Harold Williams, telegraphing from Constantinople, predicts the imminent fall of Bolshevism in South Russia. The only force at the Bolshevik's disposal in Odessa consists of 1500 Chinese as workers. These refused to enlist in the Red Army, thus upsetting the plan for the relief of Hungary by an advance into Bessarabia and Roumania. The workmen of Odessa have no objection to the castigation of the bourgeoisie, but will not permit the nationalisation of factories, which policy has ruined Pet.rograd and Moscow. Forty of the bourgeoisie have been shot, mostly profiteers. News from Moscow is shocking. The snow is melting and revealing many bodies of women and children under the snow. Smallpox has also broken ■ out. The journey from Moscow to Odessa took 23 days, and the passengers had to buy wood at each station to feed the engine.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Paris, May 27.

Interpellations have been notified in the Chamber regarding the Tccent mysterious withdrawal of the French squadron from the Crimea, virtually allowing the Bolsheviks to overrun the country.

The interpellations allege that the Communists in the Ukraine wirelessed tin warships not to fire on their comrades ashore, whereupon the Jean Bart and three other ships flew the red flag and refused to fight the Russian revolutionaries.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable A9sn. Parit 1 , June 6. General Kolteliak has accepted the Allies' proposals.

KOLTCHAK'S FORCES. STILL 100 MILES FROM MOSCOW. | Recoived June 8, 5,5 p.m. London, Jnue C. In the House of Commons, Mr. Churchill stated that Admiral Koltehak's operations, if they continue to prosper, will facilitate our withdrawal from North Russia.

Mr. Churchill discouraged the extravagant hopes respecting Koltehak's advance. Koltchak was still a hundred miles distant from Moscow. We called Koltehak's Government into existence with.a view to preventing the whole of Russia from falling into Germany's hands, we supplying Koltchak with munitions. It was suggested that we now abandon Koltchak.

The British, operations in north Russia were petty skirmishing and not serious military movements. The British casualties there since the armistice were 129 killed, 103 bounded, and 28 missing.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Received June 8, 11.5. p.m. London, May 20. The Council of Five have agreed to recogniso Admiral Koltchak on the following conditions:—Firstly, that he immediately convokes a constitutent assembly, and, if an election is impossible now, the assembly elected under Lenin in 1917 must he summoned; secondly, the recognition of the independence of Poland and Finland; thirdly, undertaking to submit the claims of the Esthonianrj and Letts to the League of Nations.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE ESTHONIANS' PROGRESS.

LENIN'S MANIFESTO. Received June 8, 5.5 p.m. London, June 28. The Daily Telegraph's Stockholm correspondent states that according to an Esthonian report the Russian, northern corps captured a number of villages, 300 prisoners, many machine-guns, as well as Elisabetinka, on the Catchina-Yumburg railway. The Esthonians, after capturing Psfeoff, advanced in the direction of Marienbad and Volmar, capturing l prisoners and machine-guns. Lenin, in a manifesto, expresses deep disappointment at Bela Kua's revolution, and adds that Moscow remains the only centre of social revolution. All other centres must obey.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Association.

BRITISH RELIEF FORCE. ARRIVES AT ARCHANGEL. Received June 9, 1.25 am. , London, May 29. The relief force, \uider General Crof*an has arrived at Archangel, Mr. Churchill, in the House of Com--1110113, gave a hopeful review of the military situation in Russia. A junction would be effected in the near future by beneralg IColtchak and Ironside. There was reason to hope that the north Russia problem would be settled this slimmer. Bolshevism was not a policy, but a disease; jipt a creed, but a pestilence. We wanted to make sure that the Kussia should be genuinely democratic and a modern State.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

THE BRTio'II SQUADRONS. Received June 8, 11.5 p.m. London, June G. Keval reports state that the British and Esthonian Government have agreed to the British occupation of Oesel Island. British squadrons will be stationed at Hajgoe, Helsingfors, and EevaL—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assli.

BOLSHEVIKS DEFEATED. Received June 8, 5.5 p.m. , London, Mav 28. J he volunteer army eastward of lake 1 riyutnoe, south Russia, completely dofeated the Bolshevik 6th cavalry and •~sn«l infantry divisions, capturing the Bohhevjk base depot, 3500 prisoners, 10.000 new rifles, and 13 guns. On May 9 two Bolshevik regiments surrendered.

On May 10 the tenth Bolshevik army vas heavily defeated along the whole iron!, losing 10,000 prisoners, over 120 machine-guns, and 2S guns. Besides the regiments destroyed in fighting. General Sukuro, on the northern lront, destroyed two communist regiments westward of Rodakova. ° The Bolsheviks captured nearly the vnW° Don< ' tz bnsin > MPefcng the lunteers from .the Nakyevski salient Asmc. Vy <tightia2 '~ Aua ' N ' z - Cai>le