RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14260, 10 January 1920, Page 5

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

100,000 JAPANESE IN SIBERIA,

MOVING AGAINST BOLSHEVIKS

(Reuter’s Telegrams.) Received January 9, 9 p.m. WASHINGTON, January 6. The newspapers state that Japanese troops in Siberia, numbering 100 000, are moving upon a position east of Lake Baikal, their definite plan being to cheek the Bolsheviks.

FURTHER BOLSHEVIK PROGRESS. (Australian, N.Z. and Reuter.) Received January 9, 9 p.m. LONDON, January 8. It is authoritatively stated that the Bolshevists’ negotiations with Lithuania have broken down, and a resumption is improbable. V General Deniken’s military situation is going from bad to worse. The Bolsheviks claim large captures of men and material, which leaves little hope that General Deniken will succeed in keeping back the overwhelming Beds. North of the Caspian the Beds have taken Guri»t, the base of the Ural_ Cossacks, and arc converging on Sergiopol, and General Dnlox is threatened everywhere. It is doubtful if General Dotox will be able to withdraw except into Chinese Mongolia. The Beds are pushing back Admiral Kolchak’s main bod}, which has practically ceased to count as a military factor. A Red column in the far north of Siberia occupied Bererov.