TROUBLES RUSSIA

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 164, 10 January 1906, Page 2

TROUBLES RUSSIA

A COLONEL’S VENGEANCE. By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright St. Petersburg, Jan. 8. To avenge the murder and mutilation of his drageocs at Riga, Colonel Meydell summoned starving men and women, besieged at Provodnik factory, to surrender the murderers or be bombarded. The ultimatum was declined. A bombardment followed, and killed one hundred. Others were killed by volleys when trying to escape. Forty men imprisoned await hanging unless they surrender the murderers. A fourth depot of bomba and dynamite has been discovered at St, Petersburg. German contributors to the relief of Jews at Odessa have been warned that a quarter of the money is being used to arm tbe Social Revolutionary Association and for the manufacture of bombs.

MANCHURIAN ARMY ON VERGE OF MUTINY. By telegraph, Press A'ffls’n, Copyright Received 9 95 p.m., Jan. 9, St. Petersburg, Jan. 9. The Manchurian army is described ps on the vergo of mutiny, Tbe soldiers threaten to pillage and burn Harbin unless repatrietid quickly. The soldiers believe the Czar is dividing the land among the peopP, and they are afraid they will lose their Bhare, I Combatting the attacks of hostile Eui. sinn journals, tbo Government st .ta taey only made arreßts with the object of preventing attacks upon peaacable po i ous. I They were surprised to discover quantities of arms and explosives suffioitns to kill thousands and dcst.-oy whole c ; ties. Thoy denied that the frrops acted barbarously. They admitted they tock st ong measures owing te tbo inhuman conduct of tbe insurgeits. They are cunfi lent the nat'on approyed of the behavior cl the t-oope.