REVOLUTIONAIY MOVEMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 30, 4 February 1905, Page 5

REVOLUTIONAIY MOVEMENT.

2,000 CASUALTIES AT WARSAW.

THE PROSPECTS OF REFORM.

[TSJL. Peess Association—Copteiqht.]

To-day's news represents that for the moment at least the prospects of substantia., if inadequate reforms in Russia are- decidedly good. The investing of M. de Witte with plenary power is a step that suggests real progress for just such time ac Ms power is allowed to continue. On the other hand, the new Minister of .Ac Interior is described as a reactionary, and the "Daily News' , represents a feeling of distrust on the part of a section of the public in regard to the latest attitude of the Czar. The rioting at Warsaw has been of a very sanguinary character, and the "Daily Express" puts the casualties at 674 killed and 1403 wounded.

PETROFF DEPORTS STRIKERS.

(Received 7.47 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, February 3. General Petroff. the Governor-General, is compelling 1500 PutLotl strikers to tramp to distant villages for refusing to resume work.

RUSSIAN CONSUL HOOTED IN AUSTRiA.

LONDON. February 3. A crowd of 6000 students and workmen gathered at the Russian Consulate at Lemberg, in Austria, and hooted the Consul, and shouted. "Hurrah for the Polish revolution! ' "Down with the Czar!" Many arrests were made.

THE POLISH REBELLION.

OVEB 2000 CASUALTIES. WORKMEN REPRESSING EXCESSES. I I (Received 7.47 a.m.) • LONDON, February 3. Tho Daily Express states that authentic figures of the casnaltie-j arising from tne conflicts at Warsaw sjiow that 674 were ikilled anil 1403 wounded. The workmen are resolved to repress all excessive disorder, and they have killed a number of rough they have killed a number of roughs for looting the houses oi' citizens.

FURTHER RIOTS IN LODZ.

NEW MINISTER OF INTERIOR.

Reactionary and Courtesan. LONDON - , February 3. M. Boulyguine, late Governor-General of Moscow, has been appointed Minister for the Interior, in succession to Prince Mirski. The new Minister is .described as a reactionary and a creature of the Grand Duke Sercius. Leo Tolstoi, the author, in an inter'ii"w with a representative of the "Standard", on the condition of Russia, said he did not expect a revolution amount the peasantry. For them to resort to force to remedy evil would be equally wrong as for the Czar's troops to firs on them. The revolution would come through the spread of education. It would be especially a personal revolution. The people would acquire a true religious spirit. The people must have land, but they should not get it by riot.

REVOLVERS VERSUS RIFLES. (Received 8.4-1 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3. A further riot took place at LocLx, iii Poland, tlirongii soyas of the \ lace workers wishing to resume their occupations. The strikers interfered in order to prevent their taMsg this course of action, and the military -were summoned. The troops opened fire on the strikers, who replied with revolvers. The rioting is still in progress. I LONDON. February 3. I Extensive military preparations have ' been made to prevent disturbances at , Warsaw. j The authorities expect the strikers to resume work on Monday. The pupils have declined to return to school unless the Polish language is introduced.

A FRONTIER SENSATION.

Germans Helping Russian*. ST. PETERSBURG, February 3. The report that Cerman troops were to cross the frontier to suppress disorder in Russian Poland gained credence yesi terdny. People resident n:>ar the frontier thereupon decided to destroy a rail way bri-lpe. The commander of the Gviman guard at the point was informed oi the intention, and took measures to provent its being carried out.

RELEASE OF MAXIME GORKY.

ST. PETERSBURG. February 3. I Maxime Gorky, the author, who was I arrested after the massacre at St. Petersburg, and who it was rpported was to bo I executed, has now been released. ! The employees at all the factories at Soanovka, in Russia, have gone on strike. i

THE PROPOSED REFORMS.

PLENARY POWERS FOB DE WITTE. SAFEGUARDING TEE LAW. POWER OP THE SENATE. LONDON, February 3. The Daily Telegraph , * Vieaaa correspondent says it lias been officially confirmed that M. do Witte has been enti-asted -with plenary powers to execute the refoimi meationod in the Clerks ukase, issued at Christmas. A statement to the effect that 3£. de Witte had been authorised to draft a constitution has been semiofficial; , denied in St. Petersburg. It is admitted, however, that the Minister for Finance, M. Kokovtsen, , lias been empowered to prepare legislative reforms, especially those dealing with labour. The Committee of Ministers recommends tiie establishing of a body wiose duty it would be to safeguard the law from arbitrary Ministerial interpretation. It urges that the Senate's powers should ba enlarged, thus rendering it more accessible to sufferers from the Ctovernment's autocratic acts. The Czar has concurred in these recommendations.

SIBERIAN STRIKES AND WAR SUPPLIES.

PARIS, February 3. The French newspapers report that a strike has taken pace at Tomsk, in Western Siberia, and that there is a fear the police will be unable to prevent the strikers from stopping the trains carrying supplies for the army in Manchuria. [This danger was pointed out in theso columns last night in connection with a similar strike at Irkutsk.]

THE CZAR'S AUDIENCE.

EFFECT ON THE WORKMEN. nn>trsTKiAi< estobms PROBABLE. (Received 7.47 ajn.) LONDON, February 3. The "Daily News'" St. Petersburg correspondent states that educated Liberals in tne capital regard the Czar's audience of the workers with the utmost contempt. The deputation was subsequently interviewed. Some expressed themselves gratified, many were sullen, and others indifferent. The correspondent adds that the whole.affair was got up for home consumption The "Daily Mail" states that the Government will probab'y direct the employers in St. Petersburg to increase wages by 10 per cent., and to reduce the hours by one daily.

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

ARRIVE TO-MORROW. The Australian cricketers, who are to visit England this year to i-ndeavour to recover "lie tah.es," will arrive in Auckland in the s.s. Manuka to-morro"w morning. The team will be met On the wharf by officials of the AueLind Cricket Association, and then driven to the Central Hotel, where they will put up during their stay in Auckland. The team is under the management r.f Mr F. Layer of Victoria, who will, if necessary, be available for play, and eonisU of th - following players: —A. Cotter, R. A. Duff, S. Gregory. A. J. Hopkins, W. Howell, J. J. Kelly, M. A. Noble, V. Trumper, New South Wales; J. Darling. G. Gehrs, C. Hill, P. Newland. Souta Australia; W. Armstrong, V. McLeod, Victorie. The Australians will play tinfirst match of their Now Zealand low against an Auckland fifteen, on the Domain cricket grov.nd on Friday morning and the match will be continued on Saturday and the following Monday. The team leave Auckland on Tuesday, Febuarv 14. playing matches at Wellington, Christchurch and Duncdin. Two matches will be played ag-iiust the New Zealand team at Christchurch and Wellington. The team leave Auckland for ISngland, via Vancouver, on March 20th.

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

No. 8 Co., N.Z-G.A. Vols.. 70 strong, marched into camp at North Head last night for their annual 16 days' camp. Capt. Baragwanath ia in command, and has associated with him Lieut. J. Ewan. During the camp the annual firing practice will be hel-d, and as there is a trophy offered for competition between the companies of the Garrison Artillery Division for the company obtaining the highest figure of merit at heavy gun practice, the men are all more than usually keen on ther work. Gun-laying, range-finding and signalling classes are, also being held, and given good weather the camp should do much to improve the general efficiency of the corps. On the afternoon of Sunday, the 12th inst., the members of the corps will be "At Home" to friends and visitors.