HOW THE FINNS GET EVEN WITH RUSSIA

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 March 1901, Page 3

HOW THE FINNS GET EVEN WITH RUSSIA

A senator of the p-ovinco of Finland appointed by the Russian Government took up his p..a* there la«t spring. On arrival at Helsingfors he f und himacdf boycotted. The hotels ivfnsul him admittance, and he eoukt not obtain meals at rostnraut?. In the sninm- rbe left tor St. Petersburg and the Continent, for a holiday. Daring his absence a police order was issued warning the hotelkeepers to supply v shors with everything, under a penalty of £5. A' vcrtheless, on his return to Helsingfors ho was again refused in many p!a cs cither food . r lodging. He final y, however, found lC ;oiumod ition a", the hotel of a Mrs Mox-Montan, who was afraid to refuse owing to the fear of the fine. “ The Finnish now started boycotting the lady’s hotel. At the end of three months’ reddense the proprietress app tided to the authorities to allow her to got rid of her undesirable ledger, and as she could not obtain timely satisfaction she closed the house- During the whole period of the senator’s residence no one visited the bouse or used the restaurant except a few oliicials acting under the senator. The police then made an order dissolving the society, Although of Finnish origin, the boycotted senator had to find an asylum with a Russian Family,—Daily Express.