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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7730, 4 February 1905, Page 2

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Police of Santo^^H| SI. F«b. 3. orkmen Itrod, wounding the Chief of Pol^^^KtckU. 11. Sovcrelf, in St. Petersburg, has This Ik interprrted to mean that ho allowed news of the massacre to Im telegraphed abroad. j In order to avoid usijw sabres, the entire polios Sara toll had resigned. The Invalid, organ 1 VtcrMnjq£|j^^^^H lished the offensive (making reflections contrary to Count Foreign Minister) Htructfonw ngtainst its circal^^^^^^H M. AHATOLE FRANCE'S a meeting at sons were present M Academicien, strongly Kranco-Itussian alliance, cd that he did not istence of a positive treat^^^^^^^H A COURAGEOUS 1(IllSl3l^| DE WITTE CHARGED WITH FORMS. T LONDON, Felt. 2. ™ It is rumoured in Berlin that the / (lovernoriOcneral of Warsaw (Qenoral Chertkoft) has been assassinated. The Dally Telegraph's St. Petersburg correspondent states that the Czar, after impatiently listening to strong advice :given by M. Yermo loff, MiniHter for Agriculture, that a radical change in policy was essential for the pacification of tha country, suddenly ordered him to prepare a ukaso directing X, de Witte to extend and develop the principles of reform embodied in the ukase of December 25th, and rastOM order by peaceful means, inviting the co-operation of the people. Tha . methods are to be left largely to M. de Witte's discretion, and may include the early convocation of the IssemkyAssembly, and freedom press. It is expected that TnepofT will shortly be Manchuria, 'land that all' MtUQV arrested prisonn-s will be nil win! The Standard'a St. I'ctoratuirg correspondent reports that 1L YcrmoloS advised USo Czar to severely punish thoso, responsible for the disaster of the 22n3, 'ahd inculcated the wisdom of consulting tin pAople in regard to national affairs. 11. Ycrmololl states that iM. de Witte heartily approved the advice given tho Czar. A committee of ,'Ministers suba*ij'iicntly conferred. YIOLENT WARSAW SOCIALISTS. St. J'ETEHBJiI'IUJ, Fob. 3. d The Socialist Committee at War- 1 saw declares its intention to fores the whole po|>ulation to turn out and fight the troops. THE MACHINERY OF BEFORE (Received Feb. 8. 10.17 p.m.') LONDON, l'eb.\ 8. The Daily Telegraph's Vienna correspondent states that it is officially confirmed that M. de Wilte lms_ been entrusted with plenary power* to executo reforms mentioned in the Christmas ukase. A committee of Ministers recom- . mends the establishment of a body k whoso duty it would bp to safeguard •the law from arbitrary Ministerial in-JH terpretation, and urges that the Senate's powers should be enlarged, rendering it more accessible to sufferers, from Government autocratic 'acts. Tho Czar has concurred with this recommendation. _ (The "Ruling Senate" is one (the four great Councils of which promulgates and supervise* all law» and is the High Court, o! the Empire.) GORKY RELEASED. (Received Feb. 8. 10.17' p.m.) \ St. PETERSBURG, Feb. 8. Maxime Gorky has been released. M. Uoulygeune, late Govern orGoneral of Moscow, who in described J as a creature of the Grand Duke Ber- A gius, has succeeded Prince Mirski. It is' semJ-oflictally denied at Petersburg! that M. de Witte has ■ been authorised to draft a constitu- 1 tion. It is admitted, however, (bat 1 KokovtseiT, Minister! for Fintaea, 1 has Ixwn <>mpowered to prepare ao. cial and legislative reforms specially dealing* with labour. M, COUNT TOLSTOI'S OPINIONS. (Received Fob. 8, 10.55 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 8. Count Leo Tolstoi, interviewed by a Standard representative, stated that he did not anticipate a rcvolution. If the peasantry resorted to A force to remedy their evils thqy would be equally as wrong as Um 41 Czar's troops. The re volution would come through the spread of education, especially a personal revolution in the people's Mvosj which could only be brought atftout lsy ao- . quiring a true religious spirit. The people must have land, but not toy riot, -%

SYMPATHY IN AUSTRIA. (Received Feb. ft, 9.27 p.m.) - St, I'ETEKSIH'ItG, Kcl>. S. - - Six thousand trtudents and work- - moil at Leuibwg hootc-d tho Russiur ConsulHtt l , uhouting '''Hurrah for the Polish revolution ! Down wtth the C/ur 1 Many arrests wero raftdOt A ami extensive military preparation M prevented Socruliisi disturbance*. Pupils at Warsaw devlino to W turn to school unless iLVpohsfa lan- 4 guug« in ru-introduccd. A STRANGE RUMQgj (Received Feb. 3, 8.89 p.ltK)^——. St. PETERSHIiUG, Mob. 8. 'i All the fttctoriin in SowJonte (?) buvc stopped. A report having gained credence , that (iermun troops were to bo summoned across tho frontier to suppress / disorder, the |>eople determined la . , destroy tho railway bridge, but tho German commander took measures to guard it. ,'j STRIKES IN SIBERIA. A (Received FHi. 3, 9,a9 p.m.) „ u I'AItlS, Feb. 3. * I' rench newspapers report atrtiiko nt lomsk and feur that the polica Avill tie unable to prevent the strik-. ers from stopping the transj>ort of provisions to the Fur East. * " — ' GREAT SPREAD OF STRIKES. i .(Received Feb.,}!, 11.36 p.m.) St. rETERSMRG, Feb. 8. Striked haw occurred at CixxtUh Chan, Samara, and Ptock, , A A conflict has- taken place at Pul- jfl tusk Ix'twevn .stritorß and the ice. Eighticon iwrsons were and twenty-eight wounded. Strikers at Zgiei/ boat eight pdT" "" | Kvnien id death. Strikers at Lodz, I'nWatiice, anil /-Bier* organised a plot to sack and burn the Czar's palace at IkiertHewice. The troops having been warn* V ed prevented thd different from junctioning, and in the flict hundreds of wounded.