THE RUSSIAN RIOTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7740, 16 February 1905, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN RIOTS.

STRIKE AT LOO/, DYING OUT. KIEFF RESERVISTS ATTACK . Tlliail ESCORTS. FATHER GARIHLN IN PRISON. LOXIH)N, Feb. 11. Many strikers at Lodz are resuming work. Four thousand reservists nt Iloloyoyu revolted. A regiment from Novgorod was summoned and now surrounds them, hoping to starve Ihi'iii into submission. Ah ultrny at Kiel! was most serious.. Twelve hundred unarmed reservists, detraining from the southwest, attacked thi/r escorts, killing several. They then occupied and pillaged the railway station. A battalion which was summoned volleyed twice, killing fifty, and the remainder surrendered.

The statement that Father Garpon is in Switzerland originated in St. Petersburg semi-ollicially, but inquiries in Switzerland show that the statement is false.

The Daily Hail correspondent learns that Father Garpon was arrested on the 22nd. and the fact was kept secret in order to mislead the Liberal leaders. General Trcpolf has ordered managers of factories to satisfy the strikers, otherwise ollicial boards of directors will be appointed. General 'lchtrKon', Governor of Warsaw, who was despite a previous statement from two sources to the contrary. MYSTERIOUS ASSISTANCE TO STRIKERS. OUTLOOK STILL UNSATISFVCTORY. (Received Feb. 10. lft.-ll p m.) St. PETERSBURG, Feb. I.V The slrjkcrs at Lodz aiv only resuming in the smaller factories to prevent the owners' bankruptcy. The strikers are receiving from some mysterious source a small dailypay.

The outlook is regarded as more unsatisfactory tfian when the strike was general. Director I'utilofl lias warned the strikers that unless work is resumed on tile old terms many works will be closed indelinitely. MORE RAILWAY EMPLOYE-'.S STRIKE. (Received Feb. 15, -.l 2l ; ■ i. ; LONDON', i i-,-. .1.". The employe.s of the Mos-ow Kieff and Vorogniczh railway hove siruck.