SOUTH RUSSIA?

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1920, Page 5

SOUTH RUSSIA?

ATTITUDE OF BRITArN. v . NO HELP FOR WRANGEL. ST Salejraph.—:Press Received August 10,1.30 a.m.

London, August 17. Vr. Lloyd George, replying to KamenefPs letter, states that aftpr the withdrawal of Denikin, the Government was only concerned with ensuring the security of the troops and refugees under General Wrangel, and to put them in a position' to defend themselves in the Oriiftta until a guarantee of safety was accorded them. Sovernment. had no intention of «nebuS*ging General "Wrangel's offensive, •od as,book as it heard of such a a possibility; Britain issued a warning regardMfc it, Jjtimating that she would not responsibility for it, and would withdraw the British milideorge further points out that KamenefTs account of the British ' props ui,of July 11th: is inaccurate. The British government did not reply to TchiehE#jn.'a telegram of June 11th. beCfWM active negotiations were then pro- ' cee4iltg The British suggestedthat an armistice should he signed with General Wrangel, conditional on OMtnral Wraigel's forces retiring to the Crittea, and that General Wrangel rttflrtH be invited to London to discuss the future of his troops and the refiagees he is defending, hut not as a ' inemher of the,conference.

: The object of the proposal wis to end hostility In Eastern He emphasised that the British anxiety was, ~&rp&Tt of the general proposal for peace, that the conference should secure the personal "safety of the troops, and the refugees in the Crimea, but not intending to detach the Crimea from Russia or secure iti possession for General Wrangel . The Government entirely adheres to its attitude and has no intention of recognising. General Wrangel or assisting him, and it is only in the event of the Storiet proposing terms to Poland infifogUlg the independence of Poland that lutein would feel bound to. reconsider this attitude.—Renter Service

WRANJffiL HOLDING HIS OWN. Received August 18, 5.5 p.m. Constantinople. August 16. Heavy •fighting is in progress in the Crimea, where Bpljheviki from the Poliih front are" attacking -vigorously, supported bj massed aeroplane bomb* tag* / Ge&enil Wrangel is holding bis own. His raider# crossed the Don and occuDied Konstantinovskaya, cutting the foritzyn-Ekaterinedar railway, and threatening to isolate the iKuban Cos-sacks.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

.POLES EFFECTIVE COUNTERSTROKE. SAVAGE FIGHTING. < V New' York, August 17. A Warsaw telegram states that . General Pilppdski's counter-stroke relieved the pressure on Warsaw and the Russians ate retiring in confusion.—Aus.N.Z. ■ Cable Assn. , London, August 17. Official circles have no confirmation of |the Bolshevik claim that Warsaw has fallen, On the contrary, advices show that the Poles counter-attacked on the south-eastern front and have driven the Reds back. The line of defence covering Warsaw from the south-east has now been, completely restored. The Polish counter-attack was launched on receipt of information that the Bolsheviks had transferred several divisions to oper«s» against General Wrangel.—Aus. MX' Cable Assn.

London, Aug. 17. ' 'Berlin reports savage fighting foi Warsaw. The Pole 3 are stubbornly resisting and fighting better than expected;. The capture presents greater diffiJOltiw than the Beds expected. Crowded josgrsgiitlons offered prayers for victory «. th#War*aw churches on Sunday.— A.us.»N,Zt. J tW>le Assn. ' Stockholm, Aug. 16. The WMjavik organ Iwestia pubiishes tn order issued by the Soviet auQtprHtw at Kieff ordering no forbeartowards the population of Poland. fhf> population of entire districts has Jeen almost completely annihilated. Mch farmer? have been exterminated lad all agricultural produce seized. Anybody found in possession of a single WXtrjdge if executed.—Reuter.