THE RUSSIAN STRIKES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7725, 30 January 1905, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN STRIKES.

4 THE CZAR FREES SOME PRISONERS _' An Anti-British Placard. IX)\'nO\, Jan. 37. The Daily Express' St. I'etersburg correspondent says the Duke of Lcukhtenberg told the Czar the truth regarding Sunday's trouble. His Majesty was profoundly surpris- ' ed, and ordered some -of the prisoners to be liberated, and instructed his Ministers to elaborate the re- ' forms already promised. j It is reported that Father Gar- j pon was lying wounded in the Ala- . fusoflf hospital, for a long time • unrecognised, after the Kudnefl action. The Prefect of Moscow has informed the British 'Consul that he issued a placard, printed at the Prefec- !, turc, charging England with financing the strikers in order to gain time at the moment of a dangerous crisis. He admitted the statement was untrue regarding England, but suspected Japan. He offered the British Consul personal satisfaction if he considered he had been insulted. Another placard issued in Moscow alleges that London financiers raised eighteen million roubles to assist strikers to force on peace in Japan's interests. ' GEKERAL TREPOFF CONTINUES REPRESSION. A BKITISH PROTEST AGAINST CALUMNY. LONDON, Jan. 27. General Trepoff has resolved to bridle the Liberal Press J and continue the poiicy of merciless repression. Official circles attribute the revolt to Prince Mirsky's (Minister of the Interior) leniency. Sir Charles Hardinge (British Ambassador) has protested against 5 the caluminous placard in Moscow, and Count LaiusdorlT (Russian Foreign Minister) has promised an inquiry and prevention of a repetition of the calumny. ANOTHER COLLISION WITH THE TROOPS. FURTHER LOSS OF LIFE. (Received Jan. 20, 4.36 p.m.) St. PETERSBURG, Jan. 28. ( It is officially stated that in a collision between the strikers and the troopers at Warsaw two persons were killed and seven wounded. THE STRIKES SPREADING. NEWSPAPERS SUSPENDED. 'ITio strike is spreading in the provinces, and the publication of several newspapers has been stopped. The Russkia Viedemosti, of Moscow, a Liberal journal, has boon officially suspended from publication for three months. CONFECTIONERS WANT A TEN HOURS DAY. PRINTERS' DEMANDS CONCEDED St. PETERSBURG, Jan. 28. Hie confectioners' employees have struck for a ten hours' day. The printers' demands have been conceded. ' A DEFIANT CHIEF OF POLICE. St. PETERSBURG, Jan. 28. The Chief of Police of Moscow, in 'defiance of the Government's orders to remove the anti-British placards, informed the British Consul' that he would insist on their remaining up for two days, and would personally , take the responsibility for so doing. | THE STRIKE DYING OUT. St. PETERSBURG, Jan. 28. Work 'is being rapidly resumed in St. Petersburg and Moscow, owing chiefly to the privations which the .want of their wages has caused among the strikers. REFORMS PROMISED. STRIKERS KILLED AT RIGA. "• A DISQUIETING MOVE. (Received Jan, 29, 4.14 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 2ft. St, Petersburg remains outwardly tiuiet. A minority of the workers havp resumed work from stress of circumstances, but the bulk remain put. The chemists' assistants have obtained an eight hours' day. The Government proclamation that Trepoff's appointment was only temporary and unrepressive has restored confidence that it is intended to realise reform with the re-establish-ment of order and tranquility, and to satisfy the just demands of the population, a fact that is proved by his co-operating with Kohovtseff. The Times' Berlin!' correspondent says that two regiments of Don Cossacks have been summoned to St. Petersburg for the maintenance of order, which is a demoralising 'duty for guards' regiments. This meifsure id interpreted in Berlin to mean that the agitation is not" quelled to the extent the authorities represent. There have been 35 dynamite out-, rages in Lodz in a week. ! fhere are sixty thousand strikers at Riga. Forty-two were killed and 50 scverejy wounded oh Thursday! Others wefp drowned while crowing the ice. No newspapers are issued. The labour leaders at Riga went to Mitau to organise strike processions. The entire Ni.ini Novgorod Zemstovs have been imprisoned for protesting against the St, Petersburg jnassacre. " Thfee thousand Russjajis at White%hapel held an enthusiastic revolutionary meeting. A similar meeting has been held in Paris. The labour party protested against Jhe massacre. A number of societies in Rome pave been forbidden' to demonstrate to-morrow against the Russian Goyernment methods. PARIS SOCIALISTS PROTEST. (Received Jan. 29, 4.36 p.m.) PARIS, Jan. 28. "Hie Socialists in the Chamber of Deputies made fiery speeches against Rouviere and Oelcasse, adhering to the alliance wuth Russia. There were shouts of. "Down with the Czar." "Down with the assassins." Drfcassc rebuked the speakers and upheld the alliance. The Chamber by 410 votes to 7 approved the Government's general policy. MOSCOW MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. ADOPTS A PROGRESSIVE RESO- % LUTION. (Received Jan. 30, 12.18 a.m.) St. PETERSBURG, Jan, 29. The Moscow Municipal Council has adopted resolutions urging that arms be not us «l against women, children, students, or • workmen, provided they themselves are peaceable, qnd also that workmen be permitted o|:guirjse peaceful strikes and to have; the rjght of public meeting and Joining trades unions.