THE RUSSIAN SITUATION

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14169, 18 September 1906, Page 7

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION

emigration OF JEWS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ST PETERSBURG, September 16. Russia, is granting passports freely to facilitate the emigration of Jews. Recently 20,000 Jews loft Biolostok, 500 families have left Kicff during tho past week, and 1600 Jews sailed from Libau in a single day. CONCESSIONS TO JEWS. A WARSAW DISCOVERY. TREPOFF’S SUCCESSOR. (Received September 17, 10.59 p.m.) LONDON, September 17. Tho St Petersburg correspondent of the “ Times ” states that owing to the ghastly massacre at Biedlice, the Government has drafted provisional rules granting the Jews a largo measure of equality, rights to travel and sojourn and acquire lands, except such as belong to peasants. The police at Warsaw discovered the headquarters of a revolutionary organisation in Lesno Street, and seized bombs, papers and important documents. Two terrorists were executed in tho citadel. Lieutenant Shadnovstei, ringleader of the Sapper mutiny at Kief, has been sentenced to be shot. General Diedeulin, Commander of the Gendarmerie, has succeeded General Trepoff as commandant at tho Palace. Seventeen million sterling is required for famine relief in Russia, necessitating a loan.