TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.
A MURDEROUS ROBBER, TORTURE OF GIRLS. By telegrafili, Press A»s’n, Copyright St. Petersburg, March 2. Two more Helsingfors robbers have been arrested at Tatnmerfors. While being searched odo drew a revolver an! killed three policemen and wounded two onlookers and a police cffiaul, The robber then barricaded himself in an adjacent house and harangued the people from tbo windows, appealing for help, on the ground that he was a Social Demoorat. Niue persons were wounded before the robber was arrested with the aid of the fire brigade. Terrible stories come from St Petersburg of political torture of prisoners. In many instanees girls are the victims, lighted cigarettes being applied to their naked bodies and b.utai dogging indulged In,
It is estimated that 68000 workmen will be permitted to vote at the Douma elections.
A bank at Kituf has failed, with labilities amounting lo £750,000 sterling.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1689, 5 March 1906, Page 2
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