SECOND EDITION RUSSIA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 163, 8 July 1918, Page 1

SECOND EDITION RUSSIA.

TO .JOIN KERENSKY. AN EX-MINKTER. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (llac. July 8, 9.5 a..tn.) COPENITA(!E-.N, July 7. COPENHAGEN, .Inly 6., M. Tesestrhenik© was released from a fortress in February, since when .lie has been in hiding. He esvapedi to Bergen.. He in.! en.ls joining .Kereniiky. (M. Ti'sostehenki; was Mii-nister of Foreign Ati n irs in Keren-sky's . Miiviskv). UKRAINE PEASANTS' REVOLT. AGAINST GER.M'A)N' DiOiM/INA'CTO N l . (Roc. July 8, 112.55 p.m.) * JjO'NIDOiN, July 7. Newspapers. discussing the Russian - report that. 75,000 revolutionary troops are marching on ICieif, state that this means that t-lu- Ukraine (Russians have revc- mvl .».galris>t Gennany'si domination. MR MASSE Y.'. .RETURN! A VISIT TO T'HE FRONT. (Rec. Julv 3. 12.55 p.m.) LONDON, Jul: 7. Mr Massey, who has returned from , Fra.nce-, said :V "I feel "more" confident , tliau for the past two months.;' He. ad res»ed over 20,000 Now , Zealanders.' He. said .that when the next .bier show comes the Allies will give a v<-rygood*. account of themselves. , 1 HONOURS TO NEW ZEALANDERS. THE MILITARY CROSS. ' (Rec. J ulv 8, 12.55 p.m.) . ' ,_ ' LONDON, July 7. Military Crosses have bteen ; awarded, to the following New Zealanders-:—— Captains. 'Rr. v:. Brewster,. G. H. Gray, , R. F. JNlitchell; Lieuetnants. A. Farquhar,. C. A. Gray, R. N. Gi-ay,' J. N. I-lines, .O. Hunter, H. Johnston,. D. 1 McAuley and l -C. J. Pierce. f , ROYAL SILVER WEDDING. (Rec. July 3, 1.35 p.m.) LONDON', July 7 ' : At the silver wedding celebration, tho Xiord iMaycir presented: their Majesties with a cheque, for £<S3.CCO for distribution to charities and a. si Ivor tankard owned by Charles 11. and offered by tho. ■ citizens of ''London as a expression of- loyal and dutiful regard. ' I- ' INDIA. ' SOME PRESS COMMENTS. i- ' -r-' ' ' ' J (Rec.- July 8. 9.5 a.m.) " | •- TjO'NiDION. July' 6. * The length of thelndian 'Government Report and 'complexity of problems | makes the newspapers' chary about., detailed' criticism. The Daily Chronicle welcomes it and | says that at the root lies 'the principle j that 'there is no good in- enlarging tlio i machinery of the elected representation [ unless the representatives .are given positions of definite responsibility. Pl'ithcr- | to Indiaai- detegaites hn.ve bee in m-ere- ' critics. The new ist-hemo lays' stress on decentralisation i and 1 begin® at., the' ' bottom with local governimenit. ' . ! The Daily Telegraph al«o welcomes " . ; extension of local government and alsothe Council of Princes, but says -it munfc be remembered that- India is. not community, any more 'than Europe The Hindu -Congress and Moslem 'League do not represent- the people: The only principle holding the conglo- > merale,'. mass, is- allegiance to British , power. The scheme has the merit- of „ recognising the ultimate decisive authority; i® the British Go-vern-meint. • Tho- Morning Post says: '-'We dliisi-. like and -distrust' both the report and - its chief author. The scheme proposes to und'erniinc the foundations of "Bri- . tish rule in India, which, are the ,British magistrate and collector.'V Tho Daily News says tho report i« one of the great State, documents' of It-lie world. Tho prime .'necessity .is- -to. create a real Indian electorate. • The".report'..vi';' has faced a great issue fairly.; ■ /J -