TROUBLE IN RUSSIA

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1824, 3 August 1906, Page 3

TROUBLE IN RUSSIA

MUTINOUS OUTBREAK PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT St. Petersburg, August 1. Two oompanies oi Bvoaborg infantry joined the mutinoors, bosidos two battalions from Abo. Roooived 9 27 p.m., August 2, St. Petersburg, August 2. Thoro is groat oxoitemont at Kroudstad! at the rumored approach of the mutinous ships from Roval and Ho's’ngford. Revolutionary emissaries are endeavoring to persuado other crows to revolt, aud hasty precautions are being taken against an outbreak. Tho broeehblooks o' some warhips’ guns have been remo\ed. Troops have boarded otbor warsbps. Received 9 55 p.m., August 2. Tho Sveaborg outbreak originated through an iuoidonl among the sailors. Their comrades in tho torpolo serviofs declared that they died of tho overwork and maltreating. Seeing that mui'iims complaints were spread ng over the garrison tho naval cemmandor ordered the men attending tho funeral to bo disarmed, and two hundred aireslod. Tho attempt to ariosi them failed. The mutineers seized tho place, and captured tho officers, and soon tho mutineers were joined by tho bulk. Tho navy sorvioo was seized by the majority, and forthwith thero was little resistance, as the artillerymen wore mutinous, When the red flog was hoisted tho loyal batteties and loyal ships bombarded the routineers.

Tho latter responded with artillery and rifles, but suffered a boavy tiro from infantry and Cosiaekt posted on tho rocky mainland aoross tbo narrow channel. The total casualties were about 500 Too Finnish Red Guard destroyed a scotion of tha railway track, but the Evibourg bnttaliou was reinforced by two loyal battalions from tbo Ho’singford fortress.

MUTINEERS STILL HOLD l-’ORT RE S 3. MORE CRUISERS JOIN MUTINEERS.

PRESS ASSOCIATION - COt'VKIGItT Recoived 10.59 p.m., August 2. St. Petersburg, August 2 At tbo outsit of tbo outbreok at Svoa borg tha ommander of tho sappers was shot aud wounded uDd thrown into the lea, where ho was stoned tn death. General Agieff, oomarndtr of tho fortress artillery, was wounded and unde prisoner. The mutnoars pusos3 forty qulok fire s and muoh ammunition.

The oaanonado was kept up throughout yesterday. Tha warships Slava and Tsarevitch arrived and joined ibo loyal troops in tha bombardment of Sveaborg fortress, which the mutineers are still holding.

At night, the mutineers’ chief powder magazine blew up. Received 11.13 p.m , August 2.

Prior to the commander ordering the arrest of the men attending the funeral a torpedoes of Skatadden torpedoed the naval repairing works. One hundred and ten of Ihe Skatudden’s mut neers nod eleven civilians have been captured and disarmed. The white flag is now visible on one of the rebel foitr.

It is reported later that three cruisers and several hundred armed civilians have joined the mutineers.