NORWAY AND RUSSIA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 299, 14 December 1918, Page 5

NORWAY AND RUSSIA

RUPTURE' OF /RELATIONS. CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 12. The Aftenposten states "that the Norwegian Legation) has left Petrograd: for° Norway. Probably the R°Jshe\ist, representatives "will be ordere leave Norway shortly. lit is also reported that Denmark - to break 1 h'er fcoranecWioli with Bolshevist Russia. PRESIDENT WILSON. INVITED TO SWITZERLAND. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Aasociatbn) BERNE, Dec. 12. The Federal Council has invitedi President "Wilson to visit ""tSwitzeiland. AUSTRALIA. MAINTENANCE vOF TROOPS ABROAD. (fPress Association —Copyright.)} jMELBOURNE, Dec. 13. Senator Rearce, replying to questions regarding wie weekly cost of maintenance of Australian . troops abr.oad, stated that it was' approximately £870.000. Full co-operation between the Federal and Imperial _ .Governments was maintained. Regarding the expediting of repatriation, he said .the- question of using surrendered) warships and suitable British war vessels 'for this purpose had been forwarded to the Navy Department for. consideration. GREEK TRAITORS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association PARIS', Dec.. 12. . Gournaris, ex-Premier of "Greece, andColonel Metaxas, who were interned! at Ajaccio in .June, 1917, escaped. It- was intended to take them to Athens for trial. * THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES. {Renter, via America.) CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 12. Dr. Rodchid, a. former (Governor of the province of Diarbekr, and two lieutenants have been, arrested , for;. participation in the Armenian missacres'-'M 1815.: It is stated that their guilt, has established, and sentence of deatii is expected. • ■ . . .v,