RUSSIA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8137, 18 June 1906, Page 2

RUSSIA

THE BIELOSTOK MASSACRES. GOVERNMENT BLAMRD INTIiK DOUMA. Received 17, l.'l'J p.m. St. Petersburg, June 16. Violent speeches were made in the Douma. Several mombera accused the Government or its agents of instigating the Biclostok massacre, lU object being to show hatred, and to resist toleration, it was unanimously resolvod to send three members of the Commission already inquiring into administration illegalities, to investigate the cauaos of the outbreak.

In a further encounter between the rioters and troops at Bielostok, many were killed and iujured. The ringleaders have been arrested.

JEWISH RIOTS RENEWED. I MOB PLUNDERING DESERTED HOUSES. JEWS MERCILESSLY BEATEN. REFUGING IN I'HE FORESTS. Received 17, 4.34 p.m. St. Petbksbbbo, Juno 16. The Bielostok riots have been renewed.

Thousands of peasants have arrived, the mob robbing tlic deserted flats and burning Jewish houses. Jews were meroilessly beaten, women alone boing spared. Two hundred and fifty were wounded and are suffering terribly from lack of physicians and medicaments.

Rumors of an intended massacre bad boon current for a week or two.

Bombs wcro thrown, one at a Catholic and the other at a Greek church profession, It is reported a Catholic priest was blown to pieces, A third bomb, thrown at a patrol of policeman, kille.l several soldiers and woundclsix.

A thous md Jews have taken refugo in tho forests, soldiers surrounding t lie in.