AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 211, 25 May 1918, Page 7

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA

FIGHTING IN THE UKRAINE RADA MOBILISING ITS FORCES (Ecc. liny 24, S. 10' p.m.) ' Moscow, May 23. The Kada at EM is mobilising and concentrating nil the forces- at its disposal, and these are besieging the residence of the dictator Skoropadski. The latter is reported to have been seriously wounded. The conflict originated owing to bkoropadski mobilising the White Guard and declaring the Uada to lit* dissolved. It is reported that violent fightinir occurred in the region of Tchernigoft' between German, troops ami the supporters of the Rada, who with the assistance of Polish legionaries, drove out thu .Germans at several places— lteiiler. devaluahonofTapeb money (Rec. May 2i, -7.30 p.m.) Moscow, May 23, At. Lenin announces, that the. devaluation of paper money'is' imminent. Critics point out that this will make the peasants more determined than ever not to sell their food supplies.—Heuter. PLOT TO RELEAsTIHE EX-TSAR (Rec. May 21, 7.30 p.m.) Petrograd, Hay 23. lhe ex-Isar'3 transfer to Elcatennburg was due to the discovery of a plot in which the local peasantry had united to effect the Tsars release. The Tsar was to be accompanied by his daughter. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . FATE OF ALEXIEFfTnD KORNILOFF GERMAN PKISONEK'S STATEJCENT. (Rec. May 24, 7.30 p.m.). . Amsterdam, May 23. The "Vossische Zeituug" 'publishes «i story by a returned German prisoner from Russia, who says he witnessed the execution of Alexieif and Knrnijoff by the Bolsheviki at Vovotuhei'kasik on ■February 26.—Router. . ■ INTERVENTION IN SIBERIA CHINA AND JAPAN TO CO.OPEJ?ATE. (Rec; May 21,' 8.10 p.m.) Peking, May 23. Military delegates have, completed and signed details of the Chino-Jivpanesiv secret plan for co-operation'.in. Siberin. Ref.ently the Cbiueso-people were' hoslilo to the.idea of intervention, but they, nro now completely . indifferent—"Tic Times."

FINNISH ARMY COMMANDER RESIGNS DISSATISFACTION WITH • GERMAN SUPREMACY. " (See. May 21, 7.30 p'ni.) •'" ' Retrograd, May 23. . General. Manuenheim, Commander, of - the Finnish Army, has resigned owing to dissatisfaction, with German, supremacy. in the Finnish' Army; If he-persists, iif his resignation; a number of officers 'will follow his example. Under the regime of the White Guards and tho Germans, 1752 persons ivere executed up to ! iM.Dy I.—Aus.-N.Z. -Cable Assn.- " ■ ■ -.--•■. .■;■•-'■