RUSSIA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7953, 31 January 1906, Page 5

RUSSIA.

A FRUITLESS LABOUR MOVE- . MENT. TUG OLD REGIMES COMING V BACK. DISTURBANCES AT HOMEL. Received January 30, 11.28 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, January 30.

Many factories in .Moscow' have discarded the ten hours day, an outcome of the reoent labour movement-, and have adopted the eleven hours day. The workers declaro that if the re-adoption becomes general a fresh upheaval will occur in the spring. Two hundred revolutionaries have been exiled to Eastern Siberia. The central portion of Homel wai burned on Friday niaht. The principal shops and half the bazaar were plundered and destroyed. (Homel, or Gomel, was recently, it will be remembered, the scene of terrible Jewish massacres and other outrages).

"THE LEAGUE OF RUSSIAN ■ " ' : MEN."

SUPPORTERS OF AUTOCRACY,

Reueijred January 30, 7.45 a.m.

ST. PETEKSBURG, January 29.

The speeohes made on the sth January, When ah organisation calied "The Leagueol Russian Men" urged the Czar to maintain.the autooraoy, are now published. . The Czar, in the oourae of the interview, remarked—"l shall bear alona the burden of power plaoed unon me at the Kremlin'. I feel oouviuned the people will help me. I will give an aacount of my power to God." The League entreated the Czar not to grant equality before amending the laws relating to the Jews. The Czar promised to think over the matter. ,

CNINESE LEAVING VLADIVOS-

TOK.

Received January 31, 12.11- a.m. ST. PETERSBURG. January 30. China has sent a steamer and removed six hundred Chinese from Vladivostok, and others wish to leave as the troubles continue.

ANOTHER GENERAL ASSAS-

SINATED.

Roceived January 31, 12.14 a.m. ST. PETERSBURG, January 30. A bomb thrown at Tiflis killed General Griazno, the Viceroy's Chief of Staff. The assassin was arrested.