TROUBLED RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8173, 4 August 1906, Page 3

TROUBLED RUSSIA.

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EARLY KRONSTADT MUTINY FEARED. SVEABORG MUTINY CRUSHED. St PuTEBSBrBr., Auftast 3. M. Stolypiu (the Premier) fears an early mutiny at Kronstadt, endangering the Boyal I'alaee of Peterhof Important sections of llie St. Fetirsburg garrison are disaffected. M. Hertzenstem, a wealthy and prominent member of the late Duma, has b«en shot dead while walking in the street at Terioki. He advocated the expropriation of landowners. The murder i> attributed to the Black Gang, The mutineers surrendered when the Cossacks arrived at Sreaborg, The mutiny w.is crushed after ft terrible bombardment by the batt'eihips Tiryitch aod Slavs, ACCESSIONS TO THE MINISTRY. t>T. JKTEBSBCSO, August 2. It is stated at St. Petersburg that Prince Gouehokoif, Count Heydcn, and Other Conservative reformers, known u Octoberists, have consented to join the Cabinet, and will help to govern the country without the aid of ihe Doom*. IMMEDIATE STRIKE DECIDED ON. B :ceivcd 3, 9.30 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG. August 3. A confcrncc of all the revolutionary bodies in St. Petersburg decided in favour of an immediate general strike. THE KRONSTADT MUTINY'. STATE OF WAR PROCLAIMED. AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. Received 3, Q. 35 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, August 3. Two thousand five bund:-: sailors Kronstadt mutinied. A state of war has been proclaimed and telegrams are forbidden. The official statement says that that only two naval battalions quartered ashore revolted. At night infanry quickfirers dispersed the sailors. The populace attempting to btca'c the gates of the arsenal, -h mutineers took refuge in Fort Con stante. The red flag was hoisted, and a bombardment led to their sur- ■ eedcr. The casualties included four captains killed and Admiral Beklemysbhcd and two captains wtuuded. SOCIALIST CONGRESS SYMPATHY. BRITISH PEOPLE S FINANCIAL AID REQUESTED. Received 3, 9.35 p.m. LONDON, August 3. The International Socialist Congress, Mr A. Henderson, a Commoner, presiding, resolved to offer cordial sympathy with Russia's labour and socialist organisations' efforts to raise civilians and the military to resist and overthrow the Czar's and the Bureaucracy's cruel tyranny, and urge the Britsh people to subscribe funds to aid the movement for free <lom. ARRIVAL OF MUTINOUS WARSHIPS. ALARM AND APPREHENSION IN THE CAPITAL. OUTBREAK ENTIRELY POLITICAL. Received 3, 9,51 p.m. St. PsrEit.si!C£G, August 3. It is asserted in St. Petersburg that lour mutinous war ships from Helsingfors have arrived at Kronstadt. The guns of the fortress were trained on them, but did not fire. The utmost alarm and apprehension prevails in St. Petersburg. The cause of the outbreak at Kronitadt a admittedlyjentirely political. I Two companies of sappers and miner.' joined the mutineers and entered the officers' quarters, where they killed Colonel Alexandroff of the Miners also the second in command, and captured other officers I TWO MORE WARSHIPS MUTINY. WHOLE OUTBREAK PRECONCERTED. A WELL ORGANISED RISING. COLLAPSE THROUGH MIS- | GUIDED ZEAL. Received 3, 10.59 P-ni. ST. PETERSBURG. August 3. The crew of the cruiser I'amyat.v zova mutinied near Kcv<t) and killed the captain and four officers. The cruiser Asia, at Abo, hoisted the red flag and started for Helsingfors. It is now apparent that the out break at Svcaborg was preconcerted, and intended to attract a large number of troops from St. Petersburg, and thus facilitate the mutiny at Kronstadt, and possibly at St. Pet crsburg, but the misguided zeal ft the' Finnish Red Guard-, in darnag ing the railway, impeded the move ment of the Russian troops, lienrc the collapse of the revolutionaries' plans. The unlv n-ult of theii fiasco at KronM.idt will probably Ik to drive the Government fur her ir the direction of reaction. MUTINY ON ON'F. WARSHIP SUPPRESSED. Received 3, 12.X a.m. ST. PETERSBURG, August 3. The loyal section of the warshi; Pamavatazova's crew gained the ur per hand and delivered one hundre and fifty mutineers to the author: ties.