KOLTCHAK GAINS ANOTHER VICTORY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVIII, Issue LXXVIII, 24 April 1919, Page 5

KOLTCHAK GAINS ANOTHER VICTORY.

BOLSHEVIK ARMY IN DIFFICULTIES. ROUMANIANS ALSO SUCCESSFUL RESCUE OF SOME OF THE ROMANOFFS. BY CABLE-i^ESS ABBOCIATI 3N—COPYEIGHT. (Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.)

OMSK, April 18

j General Koltchak captured Stillitamak, rendering the Bolshevik position I critical on the Grinburg front, and cutting off the entire Bolshevik rear j where possible. The Red Guards are precipitately retreating, while the Chinese, Magyar and Lettish mercenaries, whose retreat is blocked, are standing desperately. The Soviet Coraniissionaries deserted the troops and are rushing to 6afety beyond the Volga while the ice holds. General Koltchak's rapid advance was possible owing to the plentitude-of reserves and supplies. The Bolsheviks lost hundreds of guns and 10,000 prisoners, while the number killed is greater. The advance has now reached 100 miles from the Volga. Optimists predict the complete collapse of the Bolshevists and believe that Moscow will be reached in twoi months.

(Times.) , LONDON, April 22. The Russians have reached within striking distance of Lake Onega.

(Reu.w.) PARIS, April 20. Bucharest reports sanguinary fighting between Roumanian troops and the Bolshevist forces on the ea-gt bank of the Dniester, near the Bessarabian frontier. It resulted in a total defeat of the Bolshevists, many of whom were killed and several hundred wounded.1 CONSTANTINOPLE, April 20. I The Dowager Eimpress of Russia, | the Grand Duke Nicholas, and other j members or the Imperial family have arrived at Prinkipopo from Yalta (Crimea) aboard a British warship. The Dowager will shortly proceed to England, ea route for Copenhagen. i

A number of British and other Allied subjects, with many Russians, were taken from Yalta in British vessels, j (Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.) !

AMSTERDAM, April 18. Advices received state that the Lettish Government has been overthrown. j The Prime Minister and the British i Commissioner escaped. The Minister of the Interior was arrested. j AMSTERDAM, April 19. j During April 1000 people were shot in Riga.