RUSSIANS ON THE WAY TO TRANSYLVANIA.
ROUMANIAN APPOINTED MAYOR OF CZERNOVITZ. (Received June 27, 8.30 p.m.) PETROGRAD. JUNE 26. A Russian communique states: "We have approached the passes leading into Transylvania." Advices from Rome report that the Russians have penetrated to the province of Transylvania. A Roumanian citizen has been appointed Mayor of Czernovitz. In other Bukovina towns the Russians are favouring Roumanians. Transylvania is the most easterly portion of Hungary. It is south of Bukovina, and lies like a wedge into Roumania. It consists of a high plateau of about 21,000 square miles. It is the principal "unredeemed province" of Roumania. It is a rich area, and is largely peopled by Roumanians, who form 16£ per cent, of the whole population. The gold mines of Transylvania have been worked since the Roman times, and silver and iron are also largely mined there, while the province is also rich in coal. The Carpathians cut Transylvania off from Bukovina, but the range here is low, and is traversed by numerous easy passes.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16267, 28 June 1916, Page 7
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