THE RUSSIAN UPHEAVAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13665, 7 August 1906, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN UPHEAVAL.

WORKERS ON STRIKE. REPORTED MUTINY AT SEISASTOPOL. PRINTERS ON' STRIKE. INCIDENTS OP THE MUTINIES. Vuu Asßcciation—By Telegraph—Copyright. ST. PETERSII'URG, August 5. (Received Augiint 6, at 9.7 a.m.) Fifty-five thousand workers are on strike in St. Petersburg, but the strike of tin; railway employees has not yet commenced. THE SVEARORG MUTINY. (Received August 6, at 10.3 a.m.) The magazine explosion at Nveaborg killed 50 mutineers, including many Red Guards. The latter aro mainly hooligan.'! favouring the establishment of a Social Dcmucratic State. Their leader (Kock) was arrested. The insurgents' shells damaged the Sveahnrg Church, and made holes in the walls and roof of the fortress, while the streets were 6trewn with fragments of (shells. THE KRONSTADT MUTINY. A NARROW ESCAPE. ST.PETE.It- ,(i, Augusts. (Received August 6, at 9.7 a.m.) The mutinous sailors at Kronstadt arrested Captain Krinitsky, and arraigned him before a hastily-summoned tribunal, including civilians and women. The mutineers sentenced him to death. When facing die firing parly the cry was raised "The Yenisei Regiment is coming." Thereupon Krinitsky bolted, and none of the shots that were fired after him touched him. The mutiny at Gogane was quelled. Two hundred sailors were arrested. SHOOTING THEIR OFFICERS. ST. PETERSBURG, August 5. (Received August 6, at 8.54 a.m.) The troops at Dashlagar. on the 13th of July, laid their political demands before the colonel. Refusing to disperse when ordered, that, officer fired his revolver at the men, who poured a volley into the officers, killing six and wounding four, whilst another was bayoneted and then hanged. The chaplain was similarly treated. EIGHT POLICEMEN KILLED. August 6. (Received Aug. 6, at 10.18 p.m.) A collision between the police and some workmen occurred at the SeMroretsh Railway Station, St. Petersburg, and eight of the police were killed. A BOASTFUL PROCLAMATION. REPORTED MUTINY AT SEISASTOPOL. ST. PETER,S)3(TRO, August 6. fi (Received Aug. 6, at 10.18 p.m.) Tim Polish Socialists at Warsaw have lesuetl ;i proclamation, in which they admit that they were responsible for the recent train robbery, and also that they murdered 20 police officers last week. It is stated that the panic among Jews at Odessa has been suppressed. Owing to the reports of the mulinv on a vast scale at Sevastopol, the telegraph wires have been cut.

The newspaper printers have struck at Petersburg, and only three papers were published on Saturday.

AX IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. ST. PETERSBURG, August 6. (Received Aug. 6, at 9.28 p.m.) Tho police at Kiclf discovered bomb*, Willi annotated plans of Kiclf and St. Petersburg, in tho bouse ot ex-Lieutenant Konovcalolf, who was arrested. He was recently dismissed from the army for spreading propaganda among the soldiers.