THE RUSSIAN REVOLT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13449, 24 November 1905, Page 7

THE RUSSIAN REVOLT.

A CONSTITUTION DEMANDED. TELEGRAPHISTS THREATEN TO STRIKE. THE REVOLT OP PEASANTS

TROOPS CAMOT BE RELIED OK-

?rejs Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. THE PEASANT RISING. ,-iT. PETERSBURG, November 22. (Received Nov, 23, at 9.3 a.m.) The chairman of the Peasants' Congress declares that the peasants recognise their irresistible strength, and are now organising for victory. Nothing will be able to prevent their getting the land and power in their hands.

DEMAND FOP. A CONSTITUTION.

AGRARIAN PILLAGE AND , INCENDIARISM. ST. PETERSBURG. November 23. (ltcceivcd Nov. 24, at 0.40 a.m.) Despite the Government's prohibition file Post and Telegraph employees meet at Moscow on tlio 28th to demand a genuine constitution, otherwise they will strike throughout Russia. Advices from the Volga present a terrible picture of agrarian pillage am! incendiarism. The agitators in the disguise o;' officials proclaim that < lie C'zar has ordered the peasants to seize the land.

Til]': TROOPS DISAFFECTED.

Till'; ARMY NOT TO UK BKLTED ON. ST. I'K'iMiRSKiJBO. November 22. (Ileceivid Xnv. 23, lit 8.48 a.m.) Referring to the disaffection of the troops at St. ,V<-t an official of tlie Guards states that the workmen's intervention on behalf (if li!*j kronstadt mutineers had produced a deplorable eircct oil the morale of the soldiers, causing the commander-in-chief the greatest anxiety. Other officers fear the army will join the strikers if the mutineers are sentenced. Count <le Witte threatens to dismiss all officials joining unions. The new Admiralty yards on the Neva are closed, the wrjrlnr.cn insisting on an tighi-hoiir day.

WORK ONLY EIGHT HOURS.

A LOCK-OUT THREATENED. •ST. PETERSBURG, November 22. (Received Nov. 23, at- 8.55 a.m.) Owing to the workmen quitting the chief industrial works in St. Petersburg after working eight hours, the employers Imvc determined to close down in ;t fortnight hence unless the CO-hours' week in resumed.

SEIZING A NEWSPAPER OFFICE.

A SEDITIOUS PROPAGANDA. ST. PETERSBURG, November 22. (Received Nov. 23, at 8.55 a.m.) The strikein seized the Xoyoe Yrcniva offices on the night of the 18th, and brought nut a Sunday issue. Tliey distributed 35,000 copies of seditious propaganda, retaining possession of the offices and piunt for 12 hour:;. THE U.ADIVOS'mCK HORRORS. ST. Pl'. I I'lßSlil iiG, November 22. (Received Nov. 23, at 9.3 a.m.) A German student who escaped from Pladivosioel; states that. 50,C00 soldiers mutinied, and murdered 16Q0 people. No Japanese were molested.