RUSSIA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8234, 11 September 1906, Page 5

RUSSIA.

| crippled finances. DEFICIT OF TWENTY MILLIONS EXPECTED. THREE THOUSAND ARRESTS MADE. PLOT AQAINST GRAND DUKE" NICHOLAS. Reoeired September 10, 8.48 B.in. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 9. It is Benn-offloially admitted that Russia ia in a state of deficit. A shortage of £20,000,000 sterling is expected. The news has oaused a stagnation ou th« Bourse. Three thousand arrests have been made in a fortnight in Russia, chiefly at Mosuow. M. Stolypin's children, who were injured as the result of the bomb outrage at the Premier's residence, are recovering. The authorities are convinced that an firmed revolt is in course of organisation in Moscow. fciix people have been arrepted in St. Petersburg. They had in their possession written plans for the murder of the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaivitoh. Four of the men escaped from the escort.

OUIRAGE AT SIEDLIUE.

POLICEMEN AND SOLDIERS KILLED BY TERRORISTS. THE SOLDIERS RETALIATE. JEWISH QUARTER DESTROYED. HUNDREDS OF JEWS AND CHRISTIANS MASSACRED. Received September 10, 9.44 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 10. The Terrorists at Siedlice, on Saturday night, killed several police and soldiers. The soldiers retaliated, and destroyed the Jewish quarter. They also attacked all civilians whether Christiaus or Jews, and massacred hundreds. Another regiment was sent to restore order.

THE MURDER OP GENERAL MINN. A GIRL SENTENCED TO BE HANGED. Reoeived September 10, 9.22 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 10. A gir], named Knop Liannikow, was sentenced to be hanged to day, for the iiiurder of General Minn. The accused smilingly assured the Jadge3 that she surrendered her life in the full faith that the day would soon come when the Throne would fall and the sun of Liberty would shine on Russia.

NOMINAL RENT. Received September 10, 10.55 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 10. Owing to the recurring panics Russian landlords are allowing peasants to rent land at nominal prices. SPIRIT MONOPOLY. Received September 10, 9.50 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 10. The Russian spirit monopoly has yielded thirty million roubles above the Budget estimate.