RUSSIA

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXXI, Issue LXXXI, 15 May 1920, Page 5

RUSSIA

REBELLIOUS MOVEMENT IN

MOSCOW

FINLAND TO ASSIST THE POLES. BY CAB'jB -F&RSS A?&OCIAIjoN—COPYBIGHT (United Service.) LONDON, May. 13. There has been a continuous interruption of wireless communication withMoscow since ' Sunday, causing much surmise, including the possibility of a set-back on the Polish front. At a given signal there will be a fresh revolution, headed by co-operation associations, which are known to be largely anti-Bolshevik. COPENHAGEN, May 13. The Politiken publishes private telegrams starting that there is' a great rebellious movement in Moscow. There have been many fires, and important • -ililtary depots have been destroyed. (Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, May 13. It is understood Finland has decided, to join the Poiish-Esthonian offensive against' the Bolshevists. The Moscow correspondent of the Daily Express states a serious fire and many explosions on the outskirts of Moscow on Monday explain the wireless silence.

Explosions shattered glass in the centre of Moscow. These occurring simultaneously with the Polish hostilities are attributed to a Polish plot.

Troops and students are endeavoring to restrict the area.of the fire. Many ammunition dumps were blown up, but there were few casualties. A cordon of troops is posted round the entire district.

There is a continued absence of wireless news from Moscow, but indirect reports declare the Polish advance has created dismay in high Bolshevik quarters.