TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1503, 11 July 1905, Page 2

TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

CONSPIRACY TO 'DETHRONES THE CZAR.

Cy Electric Telegraph—Per Press Astjooiation.—Copyright. LONDON. July. 9It is rumored at St. Petersburg anil Vienna that the reactionaries are coasp riii’g to dethrone the Czar owing to bis weakness and incapacity, and too fears that he will assent to a liberal constitution. REBELS OFFER KNIAZ POTEMKIN AS A GIFT. BUCHAREST. July 9, !A deputation s»f ttoa'Kniax. Potem-s fein’e crew rowed ashore and treated with a Roumanian general, the £l«ck Sea fleet admiral, and tbo pout cap.tala. The Raumapians declined • too pact p% the battleship at a. gift, but tone Rt'cmanian flag is now .hoisted 0.4 the Knjaz Potemkin and the toastie do-boat whioh acoomnaiuess the battiasiuu.,

WHY THE REBEL SHIP SURRENDERED. more disturbances.

Bjs ®elegraj>K* Press SAcs'n:. Uopjtis&t Received 10.10 p.m., July 10. St. Petersburg, July 10. Twenty of the Kniaz Potemkin’s married sailors asked the Russian Consul at Kuetenji to repatriate them, and the remainder would remain in Roumania. eurcoadcr was du© to othef ships DO® joining in the mutiny. .... Serious outbreaks cceurred in the lour and 14th naval battalions’ Kriravoiiti barraoka at St. Petersburg. Everything inside was wrecked. - There are Anti-Seznitio riots at Max** eiev, Ingni, and Novgorod district*. - ’ Roserviet3 organised disturbance* *• CherkaGg.

A TORPEDOER’S RETURN. • ;; J KNIAZ JPOTEMKIN TO BE GIVEN UP.

855 flalcgriPSk Pgcej Asa’tL. Received 10.2 T p.m., July 10. London, July 10. Torpedoer No. 267 returned 60 Russia, those aboard declaring they did ■ not mutiny, but were compelled to follow fcna Kniaz Potemkin.-: * Matusehenko, ringleader of tho mutiny, instead of surrendering, wished to blow np tho Kniaz Potemkin. There are bloodstains everywhere about the vessel. _ The cabins were pillaged. Seven omcore Were kept aboard prisoners. They are_m a pitiable condition as the result of iL* treatment. They declared that Matusehenko himself killed ten officers. The mutineers with revolvers compelled two engineers and officers to navigate. The ammunition aboard would zuffie* the Kniaz Potemkin to hold her own in.t, great engagement. .' Consuls at Odessa were greatly relieved when Admiral Kruger, with two battleships, four torpedoers, and a destroyer, arrived at Kustenji. They . exchanged salutes with the Roumanian cruises Elisabeta, and claimed possession of tha Kniaz Potemkin. The commander replied that King Charles had ordered her transfer to Russia, which would be effected an hour later, aiter a Russian priest had held a service of purification for the murder and rebellion.

REPORTS OF CZAR’S SPEECHES. LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE.

B* SefograpS, Press AffS’s, Received 11.58 p.m., July 10. St. Petersburg, July 10. Liberals are pleased at the official lengthy reports of the speeches at the Czar’s reception of the reactionary noblos, clearly unveiling the deputation’s aim* and tactics, besides the importance of the reform movement. Liberals emphasise that the Czar reiterates his promises, and admits learning lessons by experience. COERCED INTO MUTINY. By telegraph, Press Aes’o,. CoßyrigilltS Received 11.45 p.m., July 10. Bucharest, July 10. . One hundred of the Kniaz Potemkin’s orew rely on an amnesty,saying they were coerced into mutiny.