DISTURBED RUSSIA.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8758, 7 March 1907, Page 2

DISTURBED RUSSIA.

Press Association—Copyright, St, Petersburg, March 6, M. Qolopin, Constitutional Democrat, and member for Moscow, has been elected President of the Douma. fj A street demonstration of 20,000 x people at St. Petersburg took place a in honour of the members of the 1 Douma extreme left. Gendarmes * charged the crowd and injured many, j St. Petersburg, March 6. i The Eight party comprises one- i fifth of the Duma and the Opposi- f tion four-fifths. While the Eight ] indulged ih demonstrations of loyalty j at the opening ceremony the Left i and Centre remained persistently silent. ■lt is -reported that a law has i already been drafted restricting the suffrages and reducing the Duma to the position of a consultive assembly. Golopin warned the Left to exercise prudence and not to obstruct the proposals of the Moderates to the extent of involving another dissolution, adding that it was the duty of the Dumas to carry out the political reforms outlined in the manifesto of October 30. General Smirnoff has sent the Czar a secret report accusing Gene- i ral Stoesscl of cowardice, favouritism and incapacity at Port Arthur.