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6. Kushh, April 30th. —During the past 15 days there has been no com
munication between the Bolshevik and Afghan frontier officials.
7. On the 20th April, 2 Afghans and 6 other Mohamedans arrived from
Taskent. The Afghan frontier official provided ponies for them to proceed to
Herat. _
8. Both the Afghans and the Bolsheviks are increasing the frontier garrisons*
common rumour gives the reason as that of a likely war between Russia ami
Afghanistan over Panjdeh, which the Russians promised to return to Afghanistan
9. Merv, May 6th. —The inhabitants were asked to provide supplies to he)
against the rebels at Karshi. At a meeting called by the Bolsheviks for this
purpose, the inhabitants replied that they had nothing to give.
Bokhara.
10. Arrivals from Karakul, Kilif, Kirki and Shahr-i-Sabz state that fighting
is continuous in these areas. The Bolsheviks announced at Kirki the defeat of
the Shahr-i-Sabz rebels, and that they have driven them back to Baisun.
11. Kirki, May 1st. —Rebels riding at Kara Kamar, which town they
occupied, but were later driven out by the Bolsheviks. Bolsheviks are sending
500 troops every week by steamer to Kilif. ®
12. Railway line from Karshi to Kirki is-complete up to 35 miles from
Karshi.
13. Kilif, May 2nd.—Chuskha Guzar is in rebel hands. Heavy fighting
about Termez, where the rebels ore attacking from three directions. No shirs
pass for Termez, and troops who arrive from.Kirki remain at Kilif.
Tashkent.
14. Communication between Tashkent and Orenburg is difficult as the rail-
way line is in very bad order. ,
15. May 2nd. —At a public meeting held in the open at Tashkent, speakers
stated that a telegram had been received from the Moscow Workmen’s represen
tatives at the Genoa Conference, to the effect that the Allied representatives
wanted to impose very severe terms on the Russians, who found these terms too
difficult to accept. The meeting decided that the terms should not be accepte'd,
and that they were ready to fight. A Communist woman also spoke, who
said that the women of Russia were prepared to take up arms for the rights of the
workmen. 6
Ferghana.
16. Kholcand, April 29th. The rebels have twice occupied Andijan since the
1st April, retiring to Jalalabad after two or three days’ occupation. Bolsheviks
seldom pursue rebels far from the railway line.
17. Bolshevik reports state that 5,000 rebels have been sent to Bokhara
from Ferghana, to assist Muhi-ud-Din Maqsum ; also that Andijan was occupied
by the rebels on the 20th April. .
Central Russia.
18. Orenburg, May 2nd.—-On April 24th a supply train from Tashkent
was wrecKed by rebels, and contents of train taken, (See also paragraph 14.)
. The Russian Consulate of Meshed has received news that cholera is
raging from Orenburg to Samara, and along the river Volga. People are dying
m thousands. r
20. Samara, April 22iid.—Six ships carrying troops and machine guns left
Samara for Saratov and Tsaritsin.
21. Soldrers objected to the Jewish officers supplied from Moscow. Two of
these officers were murdered, and the remainder returned to Moscow. Local
Russian and Jewish officers were appointed in their places. Discipline is bad,