ODESSA'S EVIL PLIGHT.
MANY DIE OF STARVATION. EXECUTIONS EVERY FRIDAY. LONDON April 10. The veil of mystery surrounding the great Russian cities, under Bolshevik rule, has been lifted at Odessa, says the London Daily -Mail. A prominent official, -who has returned to Constantinople from a visit there, describes the city as in an evil plight. The harbours are lined with desolate, wrecked villas. The water is laid on for only one hour daily. The people are shabby, wretched, and depressed. Industry is at a standstill, and food is so dear that many are dying of starvation. The peasants' oxen have been commandeered, and consequently they are able to supply only their own needs. They turn the soil with their , sons harnessed to the plough. ,--';'. Soldiers to the number of 130,000, who are billeted in Odessa, are the best fed people in the city. The " Cheka" (secret police) holds executions regularly on Friday. •;,.,.„ ".'■"'.'•".':'■" '~\
The Soviet political department announces 212 executions at Petrograd.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18380, 21 April 1923, Page 9
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161ODESSA'S EVIL PLIGHT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18380, 21 April 1923, Page 9
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