NICHOLAS AND DOMINOES.
THE SAT OF ABDICATION. 'TREACHERY ALL AROUNB." LONDON, August 20. The Russian newspaper "Investia" « publishing the diary of the former CaMi which was seized after his execution. The entries on March 11, 1917, whirt were written at Pskofl', read: "'I wene for a walk after tea. theh read an* played dominoes. Russky came in the morning and said that the revolution was spreading. The opposition of the Social Democrats makes the Cabinet powerless, and my abdication was nece»sary. "Ruseky transmitted our conversation to the commanders at the front. They replied that to save Russia and keep Uie array quiet 1 muet make up my mind te this step. I have consented. "I left Pskoff after midnight. My experiences are weighing most heavily upon mc. My tuoughts are with poor Alix, going through xhis alone. Mejf God help us all. Around mc are treacle cry, cowardice, and deception."
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 207, 30 August 1918, Page 2
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