TROUBLE IN RUSSIA

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1803, 9 July 1906, Page 2

TROUBLE IN RUSSIA

By telegraph. Peers Aas’n, Copyright St. Petersburg, July 6.

The Czar censured the Grand Duke Nicholas in oonneotion with the insult ordination of the Predorajensky regiment, A report has been submitted to the Douma disoribing the horrible massacres at Bieloslok, and aconsing the Government of corrnptiog the army and trans* forming the soldiers into ferooions beasts, The debate was adjourned. •> .

The Douma is furious beoause the polios violently assaulted a deputy in the street, though he deolared himself a member of the Douma. Socialists deolared that if the incident was' repeated Ministers would bs prevented from speaking in the Douma.

The trial of 27 members of the Men. gaelian regiment for participating in disturbance. led to'a general strike. The Tiflia authorities have posted quickfirers and guns in the chief tboronghfares.

Nearly three hundred members of the British Parliament signed a brief oordial cablegram of goodwill to the Douma.

In the House of Commons Sir Edward Grey, in reply to Mr Keir Hardie, paid the coming British naval visit to the Baltic had no reference to Russia’s internal affairß. He spoks hopefully of the increasing good relations between Britain and Russia, adding, " We must avoid oomment while Russia is iu a troubled condition."