RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

BOLSHEVIK CONFIDENCE. ALLEGED STATEMENT BY LENIN. New York, Feb. 4. What is alleged to be an authentic interview given by Lenin to an American anarchist, who arrived from Russia, in cabled from Berlin. Lenin said that the Russian Government was inclined to pay its debts if thereby peace could be secured to Russia, but the Bolsheviks were prepared to continue the war against the Allies, and are confident of victory. The League of Nations was not the only league being formed. The purpose of the Imperialists was to strangle the nations. President Wilson was a shrewd man. Future society would be formed on soviet lines, with industrial unionism as the base. The capitalists of all nations did not realise that there was no way of solving the present economic problems, therefore there would be revolutions. The anarchist said that successful business men who now ride in limousines in the streets of Moscow, Jive in mansions and manage the old industries, were called the people's commissaries, which was quite different from the conditions a few months ago.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, KORNILOFF'S END. AN URGY OF BRUTALITY. Received Feb. 7, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Feb. 6. A Bolshevik grenade killed General Korniloff before Ekaterinburg. Bolshevists secured the body, hanged it, and then cut it to pieces, afterwards playing football for a quarter of an hour with Korniloff's head.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. BOLSHEVIKS HEAVILY REPULSED. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN. Received Feb. 7, 7.35 p.m. London, B'eb. C, Despatches from Archangel state that American and Allied forces heavily repulsed the Bolsheviks on the Volga front, many Bolsheviks being taken prisoner.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. BOLSHEVIK DIVISIONS ANNIHILATED. London, Feb. 5. Two divisions of Bolsheviks were virtually annihilated by the Siberians at Kungar.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN DEBTS. Received Feb. 7, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Feb. 0. The Bolshevists have agreed to recognise Russia's foreign debts.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER.

NEW ZEALAND'S POSSIBILITIES. STATEMENT BY AN EXPERT. Wellington, Feb. 7. Before the Parliamentary Industries Committee, Mr Parry, Government elec. trical engineer, gave evidence and explained the details of both the North and South Island schemes. Replying to Mr Veitch, he said it would be no advantage to use electrical locomotives instead of steam on the railways where the maximum cycle load had been reached. He would not take over a local scheme which was too costly per horse power, but such a scheme could be kept and maintained as a standby in the case of a temporary break down on the main line. It was difficult to give an estimate as to how long it would take to complete the Nortli Island installation; it might take ten years. Whether further work should be undertaken in the South Island before the completion of the North sland was governed by labor aid financial questions. Any local scheme in Tarannki would cost up to £l5O per horse' 1 power. Wellington, Last. Nisrht. At to-day's sitting of the Parliamentary Industrie"! Committee. E. Parry. Government electrical engineer, gave evidence. He referred to the North Island hydro-electrical scheme as outlined in his report to Parliament last session, Tt was based upon the ordinary power needs of the community, and was there fore commercially sound, but they had seen to it that a surplus should be available at various sources of supply to meet the special requirements. Throughout the scheme they had had in mind thj needs of the rural population, which was more in need of power than tho ordinary urban population. Mining development, which offered great possibilities by the vise of electrical energy, lind been provided for. The electrification of railways had al«o been borne in mind. In the United States that section of the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul svstcm which crossed the Rocky Mountains had been electrified, and the consequence was that they had been able ti> double the loads over it, thus improving the carrying capacity of the whole rail wav. A similar application of electricity mieht be made, for example, at the spiral on the Main Trunk railway, and this would increase greatiy the usefulness of the whole railway system. Tho Advantage of electric power in miniiw; development was particularly great, beep-use, according to evpert. opinion, mineral deposits were small and scattered. He knew from applications he had received for power that there were manv deposits which would be worked but for the fact that they were not lar<?n enouo-li to warrant the installation of n' special power plant. SUNBURN. May he classed by some as one of the lusher ills of life, but to the possessor of a delicate skin it is one of the worst modes of torture to be imagined. After a glorious day in the Surf, or a delightful hush Picnic, the aftermath of scalding. burning face and hands and disfiguring blisters takes away the happy memory of the day's pleasure. To minimise the after effects of Sunburn, anointine w'th Rexona, the Rapid ITealer, is nil that is necessary, and the Skin, soothed arid cooled by its wonderful influence, ".vill quickly regain its normal temperature and comfortable coolness. Rexona, "i/6»and £4,. flbtairoWe ) ■