BOMB OUTBREAK.
RIOTING AT BIELOSTOK,
OUTCOME OF BOMB THROWING.
TERRIBLE VENGEANOE WREAKED ON JEWS.
By, Electric Telegraph—For Press ’Association— Copyright. Received 4 111 p.m., June 17. Bfc. Petersburg, June 16. Tho Bieloatok riots have been renewed. Thousands of peasants arrived, the mob robbing deserted Hats and burning Jewish houses. Jews were meroilessly bßatßn, the women a'ono being spared. Two hundred and fifty wounded are suffering terribly from lack of physioians and medicaments,
INTENDED MASSACRE. There are rumorß of an intended massacre durirg the current week. TWO BOMBS THROWN. Two bombs were thrown, one at the Catbolio and the other at the Greek Church procession It is reported that a Catbolio priest was blown to pieces. SOLDIERS KILLED. A third bomb, thrown at a patrol polioeman, killed several soldiers and wounded Bis. JEWS TAKE REFUGE IN FOREST One thousand Jews have taken refuge in the forests, which soldiers are surrounding.
VIOLENT SPEECHES IN DOUMA. Violent speeches wore made in the Douma. Bevera! members accused the Government or its agents of instigating the Bielostck massaore, its object being to show hatred and resist toleration. It was unanimously resolved to send three members of the Commission already inquiring into administration illegalities to investigate the causes of the outbreak. FURTHER ENCOUNTER. In a farther encounter between the rioters and tropps at Biclostok many were killed or injured. The rirghaders were arrested,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1786, 18 June 1906, Page 2
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