INTERNAL DISRUPTION

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10715, 8 October 1920, Page 5

INTERNAL DISRUPTION

SITUATION IN RUSSIA SOVIETS' DIFFICULTIES INCREASING. SAILORS IN REVOLT. By Telegraph— Press Assii.—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 7, 8.20 p.m.) LONDON October 6. Information received by the British Government indicates that the Russian Soviets internal difficulties are increasing. . PARIS, October. 6. The "Chioago Tribune" publishes details of a mutiny in Pctrograd on September, 28th. It. states, that 1400 sailors commandeered 18 naval guns from the. Kronstadt. Barricades were built in tho streets,.and sniping- was carried on from the roofs. Munition workers, joined thq. rebels. Troops, including 4500 Chinese mercenaries, were called out, ancj quelled- the; riot. Pour hundred sailors have been killed- or, wounded during two days of fighting. The Government ordered 54 of the men to be, shot. Published in "Tho Time*." (Received October. 8, 12.20 a.m.) STOCKHOLM, October 6. According to advices from tho crews of tho Baltic fleet revolted; refusing to join their.ships. POLISH PEACE TERMS HASTILY ACCEPTED BY SOVIET. (Received October ?> 7 -30 p.m.) LONDON, ..October 6. It is officially . confirmed that tho Russo-Polish armistice will be signed by Friday. , - - 'The "Morning, Post's" R*ga, correspondent , state's." that M. Joffe ,"o*o So-. viet peace delegate)',, acting under instructions from /Moscow-,, .'hastily,, accepted, almost .all the; Polish f.terms,.,including a share gpjd. reserve, but the amount was, not, agreed on. ARMISTICE SIGNED. Published, in "The, Time* '• (Received October .8, 12:20, a f ,m.) LONPON, October ,"6. w . The latest; report frrmi. Warsaw-,, state's that the Poland's, proposals arid ap.. armi.siice, has been "sighed,.,,' Peace, heeptiations must' THE FIGHTING '

GREAT UKRAINIAN SUCCESSES. WRANGEL JOIN FORCES. COPENHAGEN, October 6... Reports • from; South, Russia state, that the Ukrainians have had numerous successes, and Wrangel and Petlura liav6aoined,forces-. Another report says that General Weygand has gone to South Russia to eom'niand Wrangel's trobns. • Wra'ngel's First Army, including,'3o,ooo Cossacks, is under the command of General Slashtcheff, who in reality is tho Grand Duke, Michael Alexandrovitch. - The . Second Army comprises 17,000 reserves, the, Third Army between 50,000 and 70,000; and the Fouriih' GroYip. consists of 30,000 Kuban. Cossacks, based on tho Black Sea. . , ' 'RED S'' JiTTERLY DEMORALISED. IMMEDIATE PEACE NOT LIKELY. Published in "Tho Timet.* (Received October, 8; 1'2;20 a.m.) LONDON, October 6. "The Times" Warsaw correspondent has expressed doubts as to whether im 7 mediate peace, \vi\l- bo secured. says the Bolsheviks have made- their last great effort, and fought hard, biit were thoroughly beaten. _ • Evervthihsr is now proving, that utter demoralisatioii has set in 'in. ~ the, "Red" armies. In many cases, regiments shot the. military commissaries arid then surrendered en masseGeneral Wrangel, is anxious., for "pooling" the Pdhsli war to prevent the Bolshevik's concentrating for. a winter campaign on the southeMi.front. General WrangeV's emissaries pxp- : phecy that another month's prossure bv thd Poles lis .well as oh the southern front will set ajl Russia in revolt against* tho Communists'.,

THE BRITISH NOTE

A CONCILIATORY REPLY. (Received October 7, 8.20.p,m.) LONDON, October 6. The "Daily Chronicle" states that tho Russian' Government's reply to tho British Note demanding the re,. leaso. of British pri.sqne.rs at Baku, and tho cessation of Bolshevik propaganda in Britain, is- conciliatory: