IN SIBERIA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12407, 27 August 1918, Page 5

IN SIBERIA.

THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES. THEIR PITIABLE CONDITION ; "Tho Times” Sendee. (Received August, 27, 8.40 a.m.) WASHINGTON, August 26. The Red Cross War Council has been advised /rom \ iadivostok that more than -0,000 Czecho-Slovak refugees, of whom 4000 are children, are in tho care ot the American Red Cross ' Hundreds of wounded Czceho-Slovaks who have readied Vladivostok, are still determined after despora to ■ fighting against tho Bolsheviks and former Aus-tro-Gennan (prisoners, ilany refugees were found living in tents and freight oars in the most pitiable condition, along tho Chinese railway and Eastern railway, west of Harbin. ALLIES’ FORCES JUNCTION. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. , (Received August 27, 9 a.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, August 26. According to dispatches from Toldo to a local Japanese paper, a portion of the Japanese expedition to Siberia sent through Manchuria, has reached Harbin. Chinese detachments have joined the Japanese at Harbin. The forces proceeding to Manchuria are now in the vicinity in which General Semenov’s army ,is hard pressed by tho Red Guards. ENEMY REPULSED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received August 27, 12.25 p.m.) arr -t i S I) W YORK, August, 26. A United 1 ress message from Toldo reports that 12,000 of "ho attacked tho Allies on the Ussuri front pulsed nC ay ’ Ivero com pletely re-