JAPAN AND SIBERIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1920, Page 5

JAPAN AND SIBERIA.

A WITHDRAWAL INTENDED. By Telegraph—Priss Assn —Copyright. London, April 8. It is understood that official assurances have been received that the Japanese ■have no designs on Siberia, where they still have three divisions on a peace footing. TC.e Japanese are prepared to evacuate Siberia at the earliest possible date, and have already retired from the whole Amur railway, leaving detachments to guard certain strategic points. Complete evacuation is hammered by tne depredations of roving Bolsnevik bands, who are damaging property and stores, nutting railways and seriously interfering with the Japanese movements. In order to secure their base the Japanese occupied Vladivostoek and are now making efforts to come to terms with the provisional Bolsheviic Government with a view to enlisting its support in suppressing marauders The Bolsheviks possess great supplies of arms, and are secretly engaged in arming the Koreans and encouraging the formation of anti-Japanese organisations there.— AU3.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Tokio. April H. A state of war has been declared at Vladivostok. The Japanese, after brisk fighting, disarmed the Russian garrison.