RUSSIA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16448, 30 May 1919, Page 3

RUSSIA.

ESTHONIAN ADVANCE,

PRESSING BACK THE ENEMY

By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright,

(Received May 30, 10.55 a.m.) EONDON, May 27

A Moscow wireless message states that the Bojsheviks have abandoned Gdov and retired to new positions south of the town- Bolshevik warships bombarded the villages northward of Narva. H

The Esthonians, who are advancing in the direction of Jnmbur.g and Narva, captured an armed train, many ma-chine-guns, end 1500 Bolshevik prison ers.

' THE UKRAINE BOLSHEVIKS,

TURN AGAINST LENIN’S MEN

(Received May 30, 12.45 p.m.) LONDON, May 29,

The Geneva correspondent of the Paily Telegraph states that the Russian Bolsheviks have been , expelled from the whole of the northern Ukraine, also from a large sector on the right bank of the Dnieper. The Ukraine revolutionary committee at Bilaceruka ha. 9 assumed 1 the direction of three anti-Bolshevik armies under Gxigorieff, Deleny and Sokolovsky. Although, the committee is Bolshevik in tone it is bitterly opposed to the Russian Bolsheviks’ interference and is energetically attempting to drive them out.

POOD FOR PETROGRAD

BOLSHEVIK LEADERS FLEE.

LONDON, May 29. Stockholm telegrams state that Sir Hubert Gough, in charge of the British military mission in Finland, announces that complete arrangements have been made to feed the people in Petrograd directly the city is captured. The Bolshevist leaders have fled, Saving the town in the hands of leadcrss soldiers.

Street fighting has commenced between the workmen of Petrograd and th© Letts and Chinese, who now control the city.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn'. PARIS, Mav «.

Kerensky and seven other members of the first Russian National Assembly nnd the officials of two other republican societies have issued a manifesto protesting against the recognition of General Kolchak or Allied intervention in Russia until asked for by a Governmen willing to reconstitute the National Assembly.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.