ON THE EAST FRONT.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1918, Page 3

ON THE EAST FRONT.

LANDING IN FINLAND. (Received This Day at 1.20 a.m.) / . AMSTERDAM, April 4. German naval forces have landed troops at 'Hangor, South Finland.

FIGHTING IN FINLAND. (Received This Day at 11.25. a.in.) COPENHAGEN, April 4. The Gennans are landing further troops at Abo, from the Aalands. Violent fighting is proceeding, the lied Guards resisting stuhbornly.

IN NORTH RUSSIA. (Received This Dav at 11.25. e.m.) AMSTERDAM, April 1. It is reported that the Anti-Entente forces are advancing towards Kio, x small White Sea port, and are threatening the Mtirman railway.

) GRASPING THE POSITION.' (Received This Dav at 10.15. a.m.) PETROGRAD, April 4. A conference of the Right Wing of the Socialist’s Parties and Cadets at Moscow, adopted resolutions that as the terms of the Brest Litovsk Peace Treaty do not allow Russia to organise resistance to German Imperialism, the Allies have grounds for an attempt to organise the defence of 'Russia. Such 11 a step, if undertaken by all the Allies, would enable the organisation of internal forces in Russia, but they must avoid Allied occupation, a punitive expedition or interference with Russian internal affairs.

GRAIN FOR, GERMANY - . Rrcoiyed this day at. 2.36 p.m.,) PETROGRAD, April 4. Germans seized at Poltava. 50.000 tons of grain which, were sent to Germany.