CABLE NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3608, 9 December 1905, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

Uahappy Russia-

A PTUCKY CZAR.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 6. While reviewing the Simonogska regiment, Which is suspected, of dissection, the Czar on Monday 'passed bareheaded along the fees with a Bishop. As the latter in the course of a religious service sprinkled the men with holy water the Czar delivered t vigorous speech and drank the regiment’s health. The Military telegraphs maintain communication between Warsaw, Peterhof, Tsarskoe, Selo and the Government offices. The public are deprived of the use of the wires owing to the Government monopolising them. * The State Bank: employees have formed a Union. They invite the provincial branches to join them. Warsaw telegrams are reaching Dantzig in Germany. Paris, Dec. 6. M. Ro’avier’s statement that the y payment pf Russian coupons is fpr tWo three years has steadied fhe bourses.

A STRIKE AVERTED. St/ Petersburg, Dec. 6,

General Sakharoff has overruled the death sentence passed on an engine-driver knd other leaders of the railway men in response to the men’s ultimatum, thus averting a general strike. Count Gouchoff or Professor Migoulin in likely to succeed Count de Witte whose Ministry the strikes are killing. The former proposes a distribution of State domains among the peasants and old age pensions for workmen.

The Ministers have endorsed the 'electoral law based on universal and indirect suffrage, but the Council of the Empire is not Jikely to confirm it.

SENTENCED TO DEATH. . London, Dec. 6. A message from St. Petersburg mentions that a court martial has sentenced three Socialists to death, including a Colonel’s son, for plotting against General Trepoff. HORRORS AT ODESSA, St. Petersburg, Dec. 6. The hooligans at Odessa on Sunday tortured and killed some Jewish children in the presence of their parents. The latter were massacred and their houses rooted.

Hundreds of corpses are lying in the streets. Nuns were killed while offering help to the wounded.

The Government sent two warships to Russia to protect Swedish subjects and repatriate any who desire it.

DE WITTE RAISING MONEY.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 6. The Cossacks, charging and using whips, dispersed a meeting of telegraph strikers in St. Petersburg, S Three regiments at Riga refused policy duty. Father Gapon considers the demand for an eight hours’ day without the employer’s consent, is at present impossible of attainment His union is designed to prevent the repeated strikes, which is economic suicide. The Agricultural Congress at St. Petersburg violently attacked Count de Witte accusing him of leading Russia to destruction. They petitioned the Czar 'to supersede him and end the present trouble. '

Owing to the enormous losses resulting from the suspension of the postal and telegraph services, the banks may have to cease operations until the services are resumed. '