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HOW THE FINNS GOT EVEN WITH V.' BTJSSIA.
A Senator of the province of Finland appointed by the Russian Government took up his post there last spring. On arrival at Helsingfors he found himself boycotted. The hotels refused him admittance, ajad he could not. even obtain meals at restaurants. In the summer he left for St. Petersburg and the Continent for a holiday. During his absence a police order was issued warning the hotelkeepers to supply visitors with everything needful under a penalty of £5. Nevertheless, on •his return to Helsingfors he was again refused in many places either food or lodging. He finally, however, found accommodation at the hotel of a Mrs Mexmoutan, who was afraid to refuse owing to the fear of the fine. The Finnish “society’'’ now started boycotting that lady’s hotel. At the end of three months’ residence the proprietress appealed to the authorities to allow hot to.get rid of her undesirable lodo-er, and as she could not obtain timely satisfaction! she closed the house. During the whole period of the Senators residence no one visited the house or ‘used the restaurant except a few offi.pials acting under the Senator. The police then made an order dissolving the “society.” Although of Finnish origin the boycotted Senator had to find am asylum with a Russian family.—“ Daily Bsrpress.’t • •
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New Zealand Mail, 21 February 1901, Page 12
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