NORMAL CONDITIONS RESUMING.

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1917, Page 5

NORMAL CONDITIONS RESUMING.

THE HEAR ABBIOATEB,

(Press Ijxlraotdinury-) Reeeh od I ln's day al ]','.■'.>o p-m. LQNHON, March 15. There is a revolution in Russia, am' the Czar has abdicatedThe Revolution is not altogether unexpected, and will have no influence, except for jvood. i.n the conduct of the war. ]>etween the Duma and the Czar there has always been the pro. German .Ministers and eourtiors who have their money invested in Germany and have been educated in Germany. The rooting out of this coterie, therefore, will do nothing but good and allow the people to earrv on the war unhampered by German intrigues and German tieachery. THE OZAR'S SUCCESSOR, Tf-IK KKVULVTIUN SPR KADIS Received I bis day a( I• 1 ■"> p.m. LONDON, March 15In the House of (..'ominous Mr Bomir Law stated thai the Czar had abdicated and the (jrawlduke Michael Alexatidrovitz .succeeded him. LONDON, March Hi. M. Rodzianko has boon appointed bead id:' the ProAu'sioual Committee- There was desultory shooting' in the streets ot the capital on Wednesday night, but it is calming. The troops at ..Moscow. Kb ark oft', and elsewhere joined lite revolutionTHE GRISSS NEARLY PAST. MOVEMENT ANIL-GERMAN. [AUSTRALIAN IND N'.Z. W.UI.E ASSOCIATION j ]{{■'.■eivt'i.l this dav at PJ.oG p.m. LOXIXfN;. March 15. The Pro\ i.* ional (roverninent appeal to the public for support. The Revolutionists are supported iiv the populace, the entire garrison a lid the arrested Ministers of the Cabinet. Tiu> "Central News" i'eirograd correspondent, under dale oi Wednesday, says: The Government resigned and a Provisional Committee of the Duma was appointed. The troops joined the people Political prisoners were liberated. There were many military and civilian casualties. The crisis lusted for four days, but it is now diiieter- The movement is UerinanA BLOOPLSSS REVOLUTION. A (ihiIJMAX UKIMHiT. [AUSTRALIAN AND N'.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. 1 Received lllis da.\ ill ! 1 .■*) U-111. X ITvY YUHK, ilnreh 1-J- ---•| he irtins-oceau wireless lro.ni. jk'jlin says : An oiiieial announceinei'.i from Petrograd stales thai j| H , Puiiiil on March I Itll refused to obey (lie dissolution ukase and, because of a breakdown in the Irasiriiorl and the food situation, formed an Executive Commit tee v.hicli declaivd itself a Provisional Government, and arrested all the Ministers-

The Retrograd garrison supports the revolution, The Duma declared the Cabinet no longer in existence and appointed Deputy Engelhard, Colonel of the General Stall, commander- Retrograd appealed to the population, the troops, and the railways and banks to resume their normal places, order swiftly returningNO D3REGT HEWS RECEIVED IS THEHE A REVOLUTION! LONDON, March laDirect new.- from I't'tivgrud has net been received ;;hu:e Monday. The Central New.-; Stockholm correspondent says that a well-known business man who ha.i jn.ii returned from Petro»rud says that he saw nothing

continuing rumors <■!' a revolutionary movement in Petrograd or el.iewhero in Llu'.isin. Anyhow, the rumors are certainly exaggerated. He only noticed a diminution in railway traffic due to lack of fuel.

FALSE RUMOURS SPRHAD.

NO RIUTING TAKES PI-ACT

[austeauam and n.z. association.]

Received this dav at 9.50 a.m. STOCKHOLM, March 15

Regarding the reports of outbreaks in Russia published by anonymous travellers from Petiograd in Swedish and other neutral newspapers, M. Kdestrooni, editor Of the Swedish General Electrical Corporation, left I'etrograd on Eriday. lie states that it is untrue that strikes have taken place on a large scale. The military civil population have not come into collision in connection with food demonstrations., He announced that General Brusiloff had again taken command of a southern Russian front.