RUSSIA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8287, 15 November 1906, Page 5

RUSSIA.

NEWSPAPERS SURJEOT TO MILITARY CENSORSHIP. Reoeived November 14,8 30. a.m. SI. PETERSBURG,"Nov. 13. The uewapapera published in Odessa and other largo cities have been forbidden to criticise the eleo tion arrangements on pain of a fine of 3,000 roubles, and three months' imprisonment. All the newspapers hare been subjected to military censorship. COUNT WITTE RETURNS TO THE CAPITAL. Received November 14, 8.50 a.m. SI. PETERSBURG, Nov. 13. Count Witte, ex-Premier, has returned to St. Petersburg. (Count Witte has been on a visit to Paris. One of his objaota in making the trip was to see the surgeon at Frankfurt who had been perform" jag several operations on him for polypus. During his visit effor's were made to obtain his opinion on the situation in the Czar's dominions, but he declined to speak on the subject; To one visitor, however, he said that there was not a word of truth in the story that he made a aeorefc journey to Peterhof some time ago for the purpose of giving advice to the Emperor, He was not, he declared, taking auy direct or indirect part in the direction of the Government, although he has followed with interest every • thing that was happening in Russia). A GENERAL'S ESCAPE. Received November 14, 9.5 a.m. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 13. Wbile the Governor-General, M. Rennenkampf, wbs walking through the streets at Irkutsh, a bystander threw a bomb at him. The general was unhurt. His assailant was wounded and was subsequently arrested by, a soldier.