LIFE IN RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 153, 19 June 1908, Page 3

LIFE IN RUSSIA.

FILL OF INCIDENT

A Mir idea u! tin- condition m' ail air* in Jiiis-ia mac be gained from I lie fol lotting particulars supplied by tin; St Petersburg correspondent of tin- t »t-'»ji«> Daily Times. Ilk- -uddrii swoop ol tin; Kussian police ou llussian revolutionist? hiding in Finland led (through the seizure ol letters and documents) to a series of similar swoops ia St. Petersburg on February 2m hj, thirty-two revolutionists being seized in their homes or in tin- -in-rt. I'Ue \wlice raids began at ten o'clock in tin; morning, and were conducted with the utmost skill and caution by piam-elothes men. In some instances." however, resistance was offered, one voung man in Yasilly Ostrov shooting two of the secret police who , attempted to arrest him, but not wounding them seriously. The arrests were made all over St. Petersburg, the residence of Mr. X. V. Myshkotf, a millionaire merchant, but an honest and respectable man. who owns fifty steaniurs on the Volga, was searched mid several arrests made. The whole stair of a shop in Xuamensky Street were arrested. Even the printing ol the Government newspaper, the "Uus,ia'' was visited bv the police, and a Student tailed Votsik taken therefrom. \t the corner of Gardener's Street and Catherine of Prospe.-t the secret police ■trn-t-'l a verv well-dressed young woman, aged in.' The young lady went verv .ruietlv to the Hire ,-talion with . i. .'.iceman in uniform ealled 'liinn, but |'.'„, reaching Ibe third storey of the hoi:sc ill which the station -va- located -'„. suddenly drew a revolver from lie'-p.«-ket and'twice iireil point blank at iiiriii She mi-ed him, however, w'uere- ■,!,..•!, Turin threw l.imself on her, but ;!■ . Ihcii -he lired the third time, u.'.i.mling t!>- r licru...u in the head. t',\ th ; -"timc. however, the sound o! tlii- lirin-.' had brought out all the policeiiieii in th? station, and tin- girl was iiMLiediatck di-anued and secured. At :! p.m. a we'l-drcsscd and most respeet-ab'c-lookiug young man was walking ,ust the Hotel d'Kurope, in -Michael Mi,..-i accompanied bv a handsome ~,„., |i.|v in -uli-h dr.—. when three I ,',,, ~,1.,-r. i',i the --iret l'"li'-e -lopped f»r ,'. i;,,;;!.; , ;;UiV^!:vP'rbtk. l, h;'w.-ver. ■■ .in-i-.! '••■i-i« m " ! •■"'■."' '. ,M ; , r „„ car- whir!, -tart- Hon, H"- !'"'»' ,„ r ",„.. I-!,,, 15. Tb; i'l-.'i.-.h.ihes ~,.-. . ~,| ,„„■ or.lin.irv polieemaii pursued tin ..;,, when-iipon -be drew a revolver am n r,,'i. but luckily at thai moment, on. |'„f tl„. detective- knocked down her hand ~. (p..i ,!„■ bullet -tm.-k in the -now u tl, ■ ground. The girl tb'-» bolted do w i|... \ev-kv Prospecr. b-.-t was tollowc and '-eeureil. A< to the young man. he ....mpauion. he told th- |...1.'- t.ia j . ;|,.v attempted to search h-u he wo I . ;,'•-V him-elf. them, and the whme poll. i, ,v>. fnllv an hour befoi , ;;;V !, ;;\i"; - \, .-!'. "» tv*.,. "-< ;S;;„V.o ; ,,dnotn T] a„d.hcn«h :

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