RUSSIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13234, 20 July 1906, Page 5

RUSSIAN NEWS.

BLACK SEA FLEET.

ADMIRAL BKRVDLOFF TO

COMMAND.

By - Tflejrjiph.-—i'rii-sf A*<*? iurs. —Copyi ; Received .Tulv 19. 10,-38 p.m.) Sr. Petersburg, July 19. Adm rat. Skrydlofk. has been appointed to the command of the Black Sea fleet, in succession to Admiral Chukum. assassinated.

Soon after tht* outbreak of the war Admiral SiirydloK was appointed to the command of the .squadron as. Vladivostok, cou»t*tin<r of trie tr»i*« Rowa, romobui, Utirik. and some torpedo-boat*. It was >»- tended that he should succeed Admiral Mkkaroff at Port Arthur on the latter'* death, hut hi- could not get there, lie made successful raids on shipping from Vladivostok, but when ordered in August to join the Port Arthur squadron, when it Miction the 10th of that, month, ho placed RearAdmiral .lessen in command and remained in port. The sqnardoti win met by Admiral Kamimura and defeated, the Rurik sinking and the Itossia and tiromoboi Wing damaged. For entnmintj the expedition to Admiral .lessen instead of taking the command himself Admiral Skrydloff was censured ami sent back to Russia.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

BOMB THROWN FROM A

SCHOOL.

St. Petersburg,- July 18.

The chief of police of Tiflis, in Caucasia, has been seriously injured by a bomb, which was thrown from a school attended by children of Georgian nobles. Soldiers fired a volley into the school and killed one of those concerned in the throwing of the bomb.

ARMS FOR FINLAND.

SEIZURE IN SWEDEN.

St. Petersburg, July 18. ..

The Swedish Customs authorities have seized on a ship loading for Finland 20,000 rifles which they found hidden in casks under top layers of fruit.

GENERAL KOZLOFF'S

ASSASSIN.

MEMBER OF A NIHILIST

GROUP.

St. Petersburg, July 18.

The assassin who killed General Kozloff, in St Petersburg, a few days ago in mistake for General Trepoff, is a Lett. He belongs to a nihilist organisation, the members of which have sworn to kill Prince Putikian and thirteen other courtiers.'; '' /j„ '

GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR.

ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE.

Berlin, July 18.

An attempt has been made by five men to derail an express train running between Coblenze and Treves, in Prussia. Their object was to kill the Grand Duke ; Vladimir, who,, they believed, was a passenger. The Grand Duke had intended to travel by the train, but having received a warning from the police, took another route.

It was stated recently that "the Grand Duke Vladimir was about to visit Berlin and Vienna for the purpose of arranging' with Germany and Austria to take military precautions on the frontier in the event of rebellion in Russia's western provinces.

THE SEBASTOJPOI; MUTINY.

COURT-MARTIAL BEGINS.

St. Petersburg, July 18. The trial is proceeding of ninetysix men who took part in the naval mutiny at Sevastopol,' last month. The Admiralty's employees and the commercial clerks have struck work to show their sympathy for the accused.

The above refers to a mutiny of the naval garrison at., Sebastopol last month. Part of the garrison refused to obey orders, and seized three guns, but afterwards surrendered.