RUSSIAN RELIEF FUND FRAUDS
HIGH OFFICIAL INDICTED. CZAR ORDERS IMMEDIATE INJURY. Received 2nd, 4.55 p.m. St. Petersburg. Dec. 1. M. Gouko, AsSi-.ant-Minuter foi the lnUjiioi, is a eon of the famous Russian genera! of tiiai name, and has been fiercely assailed in connection witii tne contract alleged to have been given for many millions of roubles to the proprietor of gambling houses to supply starving peasants with bread. Gouko alleged he acted under the influence of a dressmaker, giving the contract to Lidval, proprietor of gaming tables and oot connected with the grain business. It is stated he merely pocketed the commission. and that Sottkis, the actual purchaser, has disappeared. Tlie Czar has appointed a commutes consisting of Senators and others and including the President of the Sr. Petersburg Bourse, to make instant inquiry.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81898, 3 December 1906, Page 3
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134RUSSIAN RELIEF FUND FRAUDS Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81898, 3 December 1906, Page 3
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