FAMINE RELIEF SCANDAL.
Ist. Petersburg", December 3. The Commission appointed, to inijuire into the great famine relief scandal began its sittings on Saturday, Ml Cui'ko, Assistant Minister of the Interior, will be examined tomorrow. Meanwhile the all'air is creating an immense sensation. it will be remembered that the Jlin ister of the Interior gave a contract to liie firm of Jjidval to supply 300,(WO/JOOIb of corn in October, November and December in the faminestricken .districts. Though a hum of £BO,llllll was paid in advance to ft!. I.idval himself, only 500 wagons ol corn have been delivered. M. Lidval is a handsome Swede with disreputable antecedents. lie is known in Nijui Novgorod as the own 'cr of gambling houses where the wild est debauches have occurred. lie owes his introduction to St. Vet■•rlmvg society to a lady who is the owner of a hairdiTssing ctablishment which is the rendezvous for the monde ga'au'e. Altogether some £2.000,000 was al loted for famine relief, tit 'iiiis about a;i,000,000 is said to have been spent, but very little corn, and that of very poor quality, has been distributed.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 25 January 1907, Page 4
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184FAMINE RELIEF SCANDAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 25 January 1907, Page 4
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