RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81878, 1 November 1906, Page 3

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

ALLEGED CONNIVANCE OF OFFICIALS. THE TREASURY BOBHEMES.

I St. Peteksmjbu, October 30. A Ukase issued to-day, which is the anniversary of the grafting of the Russian Constitution, removed all restrictions from the Old Believers, who number fifteen million.

M. Stoiypine, the Premier, has decided to recognise the party of peaceful regeneration.

Three officials entrusted vrith money were captured in a St. Petersburg raid and arrested on a charge of connivance. They jumped from the carriage directly a bomb was thrown and (led without attempting to save the treasure. Ten masked revolutionists entered a gambling dub at Chita aud seized the stakes (twelve thousand roubles) Another baud, overpowering an escort, robbed a Treasury wagon in a wood at Kazan on the 26th and stole 26,000 roubles. ROBBERS COUET-MAKTIALLED AND EXECUTED.

BRITISH SUBJECT MURDERED

Received 31st, 10.10 p.m. St. Pbtebsbckg, October 31. Eight of those concerned in the Treasury carriage robbery at St. Petersburg were court-martialied and executed.

Carneieff, a workman in Coates's thread mill at ft. Petersburg, murdered Sheridan, a Scottish foreman. The murderer was not arrested. The crime was intended to strike terror, owing to the arrests of revolutionary employees of the mill. Sheridan leaves a widow and five children. The British Ambassador has demanded the active safeguarding of the lives of British employees.