RUSSIA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16591, 13 November 1919, Page 3

RUSSIA.

DEFEAT OP BERMONDT. Bs Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright, (Received Nov. 13, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 12. The Letts hav© defeated Bermondt’a forces. BOLSHEVIK ‘ATROCITIES. SOME TERRIBLE STORIES. SYDNEY, Nov. ITT. Mr. Harold Tanner has arrived from Finland with the object of developing trade with Australia. He said that Finland assisted fighting tho Bolsheviks in Finland. He gives a blood-curdling account of the atrocities of the Bolsheviks, whose favourite method was to nail whole families to tables and put spikes through | their tongues. | People were crucified in churches and : others were suspended by their _ feet till they died. Many had deep incisions cut in their bodies and salt was rubbed iuto the wounds. Tho whole thing was too horrible for anyone to have imagined possible. Bolshevism in Russia had degenerated into a bestial elemental stage, when everyone had to fight to live.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WIVES OF DESERTED REDS. MURDERED BY BOLSHEVIKS. (Received Nov. 13, 9.35 a.m.) HELSINGFORS, Nov. 11. Refugees from Petrogrnd declare that the Bolsheviks executed 500 wives of officers who deserted the Reds. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. BALTIC STATES. APPEAL FOR SUPPORT. (Received Nov, 13, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 11. The Baltic Provinces have sent a Note to tho Allies appealing for liberty and self-determination. They are prepared to negotiate peace with Russia j with the view to safeguarding the fu- 1 turp, but will not intervene in Russian ; affairs. Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania ; seek Allied help in view of the Allies’ I promise to assist in establishing pence in Eastern Europe.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH COMMISSIONER. SENT TO SOUTH RUSSIA. (Received Nov, 12, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 11. Mr. Churchill, in the House of Commons, said that tho Government was I sending Mr. If. J. Mackinder, M.P., j to South Russia as High Commissioner 1 to watch British interests in Denikin’s j area, and also North Caucasia, where I there is already a. British represent. 1 !- j live. He added that it was the Gov- ■ oniment’s policy to prevent a collision between tho two States.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SOLUTION FOB RUSSIAN PROBLEMS. NEW YORK, Nov. 10. It is understood that the Russian problems will he referred to the League of Nations, will give mandates over different sections of non-Bolshevik R ussia. It is suggested that England should become mandatory for Northern Russia, the United States for Japan and Siberia, and France for tho Ukraine. It is said that the League, assisted bv tho Russian Council, sitting in Paris', will he able to direct operations against tho Bolsheviks without necessarily granting recognition to any one Russian Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.