Russian Revolution
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Per Press Association.) ST. PETERSBURG, August 21. Mounted police dispersed several thousand revolutionaries who were rioting at Kishineff after the publication of the manifesto. Wholesale arrests have been at Lodz. There is great excitement at Warsaw.. Troops occupy several streets. A socialist meeting was dispersed. There are no rejoicings over the Duma scheme. The Novoe Vremyaand tbe Slavaare the only newspapers which eulogise the scheme. The liberal organs demand freedom of press and speech, and contend the high rental qualification deprives all urban proletariats and a great portion of the intellectual populace of the franchise. (Received Aug. 22 at 8.32 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, August 21. A general strike has commenced iv Poland as a protest against the insufficiency of national representation. Some railways are at a standstill.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8070, 22 August 1905, Page 5
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