TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1857, 11 September 1906, Page 2

TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT St. Petersburg, Sept. 9. M. Stolypin'a children (who wore seriously injured by the reoeut bomb explosion) are recovering. There have been three thousand arrests in forty-eight Russian towns, chiefly at Moscow. Several secret deposits of arms were discovered. The authorities are oonvinoed an armed revolt is in oourse of organisation at Moscow.

Six persons were arrested at St. Petersburg with written plans for murder of tbs Grand Duke Nicholas Nioolaiyltoh. Four escaped from their escort. It is semi-officicl.y admitted that Russia is in a state of deficit, tho ehottage being twenty million pounds sterling. It is expected that this will cause etegoation on tbe Borneo.

CONDEMNED GIRL BRAVELY FACES DEATH.

SOLDIERS MASSACRE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.

PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Reoeived 9.22 p.m , Sept. 10. St. Petersburg, Sept. 10. A girl named Knap Liannakow, who was sentenced to be banged to-day for tbe murder of General Minn, smiliDgly assured the Judges that Bhe surrendered her life in full faith that the day would soon oome when tbe throne wonld fall and the sun of liberty Bbiuo in Russia. Terrorists at Siedlice on Saturday night killed several polioe and soldiers. Tbe latter, retaliating, destroyed tbe Jewish quatter and attacked all civilians, whether Christians or Jews, massacring hundreds. Another regiment was Bent to restore order.

Received 9 50 p.m.. S- ptember 10. St. Petersburg, Sept, 10. The Russian spirit monopoly yielded thirty million [roubles above, the budget estimate.

Owing to rrcurriog paoios Russian landlords are allowing peasants to rent land at nominal prices.