TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1629, 18 December 1905, Page 2

TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.

By tclegranlr, Press Ass’n, Copyright St. Petersburg, Deo. IC.

Tbo Government bavo decided that workmen’s unions in futuro shall only bo dimolvod by judicial prooeduro, Dot by oxooutivo authority. A two hours’ fight occurod at Porowo station, on the MOECOW-Knzau lino. Fifty a-med mon oxpolled tbo railway o oials, and plundered forty waggons. Martial law has been proclaimed in Mery district. All communication botweon Mery and Askobad has been interrupted. I Fighting betweon the troop 3 and revolis proceeding at Itiga. Tbo Government buildings have beon burned aid railways wrecked. Tbo only moans of communication with St Petersburg is by torpedo boats. Bombay, Doc. 15. Whilo tbo Bussian battleship Czarovitoh was at Colombo 100 sailors mutinied, complaining of overwork owing to being under-mannod. Tbo Russian admiral asked for British assistance, aid troops wero sont. Five hundred mutineers wero landed and kept in the Sailors’ Homo till the Czarevitch sailed.

EXPECTED RISING NEXT MONTH'

By telegraph, Press Aoa’n, Copyrigh

Received 4,87 p.tn., Dee, 17. St. Petersburg, Dec. 16. Tho Government at Riga telegraphad that strong reinforcements were imperative, A war ship at Libau has been ordered to Riga. Iu anticipation of a rising on Jannary 22nd tbo authorities at St Petersburg arc adding 1000 police, and intend arming and employnig police as treops, Received 12.37 a.m., Dec. 18. St. Petersburg, Dos. 17. The Czir, giving audience to a deputation of reactionaries, said that the manifesto was complete and deliberative, expressing his inflexible, unchangeable will- He nrged them to co-operate in pacifying tbo country and realising reforms.