TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1628, 16 December 1905, Page 2

TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.

A PLOT DISCOVERED,

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright

London, Doc. 14,

Count do Witts informod a Dally Telegraph oorroepondent that tho army will remain absolutely loyal to the Czar under all conditions. Socialists and anarchists might pervert a few officers and men, but no no‘owortby scotion had been seduced. The demands of tho malcontents were chiefly economical. Russia would certainly bo able to dieebarge her obligations to tho holders of securities, and there was nothing to fear. Though his hoalth had been considerably affected, ho intended ta stick to his poet, ' Tho Times reports an extraordinary rumor that is cun cot. It is gonorally believed at St. Petersburg that the Czar oausod tbo afreet of Count Ignatieff for plotting to establish a dictatorship. CouDt do Witte is said to have unmasked the plot.

INCREASING DISORDER

THE RED FLAG AT RIGA.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright

Reoeived 10 p.m., Dec 15,

. St. Petersburg, Deo. 15. It is reported, on tho St. Petersburg Bourse that the red flag is flying on the Government buildings at Riga. The Government are sending reinforcements.. Refugees from landwards are arriving at Riga. They report that the whoio peasantry has riseD, murdering many landowners, and declaring that until the duma has made laws they would do as they liked, Cossacks have been urgently summoned from Manchuria to repress agrarian disorders.

Received 10.17 p.m., Dec. 15. Tho Czar has ordered tho officers at Yilna to send immediately to the Baltic provincss eyery available soldier to crush the republican movement. Tho Railway Workers’ Union has telegraphed to the Manchurian army : 11 Rely on us; we will see that you are brought back to assist the Russians’ liberation, even if we declare a general strike.” The army reply enthusiastically. General Linevitoh’s laßt telegram, marked urgent, stated he was unable to oomba'i the spread of revolutionary propaganda. Already half the army were mutinous. Reservists were, demanding immediate repatriation and rejecting paper money. The united peasants and workers have sworn to boycott every Government revenue-bearing undertaking.