TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1787, 19 June 1906, Page 2

TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

JEWS TAKE A HAND,

01 letograph, Press Ans'n, Copyßlfiht St. Petersburg, June ITRetaliatory disorders have commenced at Bilostck. Bands of Jess, hidden in the bouses and on roofs, are firing revolvers and rifios at passers by in the streets, and from rail" way stations at approaching trains. It is reported that the Grand Duke Vladamir’s approaching visit to Berlin is oonneoted with the negotiations with German and Austria-Hungary for joint action in the event of an uprising in the western provinces.

FEAR OF TERRIBLE OATASTROPHE.

By telegraph, Pnu Ass’n, Copyright Recoived 9.10 p.m., June 18.

London, June 16. The uncensored report of the special correspondent representing Polish papers published in Austria sta’et that tbe mass saores at Bielostok were arranged by local authorities. The victims are variously estimated at eevcn hundred to two thousand.

. The Jews in maDy other towns are panic strieken, beUeving that the Bielostok outrago is the beginning of an organised series of raansaores.

Four Jewish members of the Douma appeal for foreign intervent on to avert a terrible catastrophe. Rcoeived 9.26 p.m., June 18,

St. Petersburg, June 18. The Novoo Vreiny* almi s that the massacres at Bielostrk are intended to puoish Jews for the rnurdor of a popular police ofilcor, though the Jews declare that they are innocent.

A fortnight ago Jews appealed to the Governor of Grodno to take precautions. He replied that nothing would happen. Though there were five infantry regiments, besides dragoons an 1 many police in Bielostok the authorities did not intervene for two days, allowing an a’moßt continuous butohery. Every shop end houso in teven of the principal streets was wrecked, Six thousand Jaws fled to the forests. Order is now reported to be restored.

DESPERATE STATE OF AFFAIRS,

By telegrapM, Peer* Am'n, Copyright Reoeived 0.40 p m„ June 18.

London, June 18,

The Times’ St. Petersburg correspondent reports that the political situation is nearly desperafo. The authorities are powerless, the troops mu'ioous, and anarchy ragiog everywhere. Tho Douma is on the point of being extinguished. There is a considerable fall in Russian bonds abroad The Bourses at St. Petersburg and Moscow are io a state bordering on panfo. Brokers predict certain financial disaster unless Government yield to the Douma

Cossacks at Odessa refused to fire on a meeting of strikers, who cheered and hoisted the red flag, which the Costacks insisted on baviDg lemoved.

Sadors at Kronstadt tbroaton not to tolera'e interference with the Douma.