THE REVOLT IN ROUMANIA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8390, 2 April 1907, Page 5

THE REVOLT IN ROUMANIA.

BUCHAREST, March 29. The revolt in Roumania is spreading northward and westward. It is by the same scenes of arson, pillage and wholesale destruction as have been in evidence hitherto. Several proprietors of estates have each lost £40,000. Brancovan a.id Stirbei, in Roumania, have been devastated. The Bulgaran towns of Rustchuk, Sistova and Nikopoli are full of refugees. Received April 1, 9.5 a-m. BUCHAREST, March 31. Vigorous measures have been adopted in Roumania, causing an improvement in the situation. There is increasing evidence that foreign anarchists are inciting the peasants, destruction rather than looking being the object of the jacquerie (peasants' revolt). Troops- killed 25 peasants at Mazazi. Bands of plunderers concentrated at Vicruodivaia and Stapeshi resisted until the artillery destroyed those villages. The artillery dispersed a band advancing on Galatz, ikillng and wounding many. The state of Wallachia is very serious. Tranquility is almost restored in Moldavia. Austrian troops are concentrating on the frontier to prevent the revolutionary movement crossing the border. A thousand rebels attacked an infantry regiment at Brugadia. Half the soldiers refused to fire. When the order was repeated they killed the colonel and joined the rebels. . / A sharp encounter resulted in 200 being killed. Eventually the rebels retired. The rebels have treated rich people (ferociously. A wounded landlord begged for a priest, but the rebel leader stabbed him with a knife, shouting: "There's absolution." The rebel followers with axes, hacked off arms and legs, while the others danced.

Received April 1, 9.5 a.m. LONDON, March 31.' • The Daily Express reports that a ilmttery met ten thousand peasants, . armed With axes and scythes, engaged in burning Prince Stikbei's palace. Four hundred were mowed down in a few minutes. The artillery killed and wounded a - thousand who were pillaging the es - tate of the Roumanian Minister at Wienna. Many women are among the rioters. Peasants poured petroleum over Captain Botez and roasted him alive. They also cut off the hands of a .captured lieutenant.

.MANY RINGLEADERS ; /ARRESTED. A SEVERE ENCOUNTER. Received April 1, 9.55 p.m. , BUCHAREST, April 1. In many, districts in Roumania the peasants are repairing'th<J:ravages and restoring property. Many of the ringleaders have been arrested. Disturbances still occur at Wallachia. A 1 i severe encounter occurred at Lang- , aptulele, and the troops killed a num- . ber of peasants. One hundred and twenty thousand troops are under arms. Large detachments guard .the banks at Bucharest.