"VANISHING" OF RUSSIAN STUDENTS
Much excitement lias been created in St. Petersburg by the following occurrence : The new Minister of Education, General Vannoii'sky, on his return from Moscow recently, summoned twenty students to his private house, had along, fatherly talk with them, and asked them to put their grievances and complaints clearly before him. Among the students were some who were intelligent, outspoken men, and they succeeded in thoroughly opening the eyes of the Minister as to the gross behaviour of the police. A couple of days later the Minister wished to have another talk with two of the students, and summoned them again to his house. But they had entirely and completely disappeared. Not a. soul knew where they had gone. General Vannoffskv immediately informed the Czar, who ordered all possible inquiries to be made, but nothing was discovered. The general opinion is that these students have been put away or hidden by the police because they dared to impugn their official conduct to the Minister. General Vannoifsky is thoroughly disgusted that even in his private house he is apparently beset with spies.-and the matter will not be allowed to rest until the Hiole truth is ri vealed.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 2087, 23 July 1901, Page 3
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