FINLAND FORCED TO ASSIST.
RUSSIAN [PRESSGANG METHODS. DECLINE TO VOLUNTEER. Received 5, 9 a.m. v ST. PETERSBURG, March 4. iho Governor of Finland, addressing the garrison at Sveaborg, while eulogising oe self-sacrifice of the army, invited volunteers <for the frontC there was no. response, though the call wa» repeated. -Ihe governor angrily directed as a punishment of the garrison selection of the number required for service in the Far .hast. * Similar scenes have occurred in other Finnish garrisons. Many protested against compulsory transport to the Far East and even had to be forced into railway carriages. J
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS19040305.2.15.4
Bibliographic details
Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7936, 5 March 1904, Page 2
Word Count
97FINLAND FORCED TO ASSIST. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7936, 5 March 1904, Page 2
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Log in