DANCERS DEFY MARTIAL LAW

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2143, 28 December 1920, Page 7

DANCERS DEFY MARTIAL LAW

PARTY SURPRISED BY CROWN FORCES [ EXCHANGE OF SHOTS CAUSES SIX DEATHS, f POLICE DETAIN OVER ONE HUNDRED PRISONERS «^ w By Cable. — Press Astociaiion. — Copyright ""*"■ ' (A, & K.Z.) (Ree. December 2S, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, December 27. Crown forces surprised a dance meeting at Bruff, County \ Limerick, within the martial law area. The forces were fired on from the hall, and a policeman I killed. The fire was returned,! and five civilians were killed. All bore arms. u The police detained 138 prisoners. * '.JjJ ' v SOVIET CEASES NEGOTIATIONS WITH POLAND JOFFE SAYS OBLIGATIONS ARE NO LONGER IMPORTANT. XA. & N.Z.) (Rec. December 28, 9.25 a.m.) WARSAW, December 26. The negotiations between the Russian Soviet and Poland, at Riga, have been broken off.

M. Joffe (the Soviet representative) declared that the international situation for Russia was now so good that the question of fulfilling her obligations to Poland was no longer . important, and there was no need to repatriate the Polish war prisoners, as Russia was making good use of them. I f; REDS MASSING NEAR RUMANIAN FRONTIER. (A. ft N.Z.) (Rec. December 28, 9.25 a.m.) BELGRADE, December 26. The Russian Bolsheviks are concentrating near the Rumanian ' frontier, especially at Kamenetz, Podolsk, Mohileff and Odessa. Refugees deseribethe situation as indicating that an offensive ; is imminent.' MARTENS RECALLED FROM THE UNITED STATES. ,(A. & N.Z.) (Rec. December 28, 12.15 v pj».) NEW YOBK, December 27. Martens, the unrecognised Soviet "Ambassador" whom the United States Government ordered to be deported, has received a cable message from M. Tchicherin (Soviet Foreign Minister), ordering Mm to cancel all Russian contracts with American firms, aggregating $50,000,000, and to return to Russia immediately.