JEWS PETITION THE KING.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11737, 20 September 1906, Page 2

JEWS PETITION THE KING.

Received September 19, 11.9 p;. London, September 19. The Japanese nave petitioned King Edward to intercede With the Czar regrding the Siedlice Jews. Sir Charles Hardinge, in "response to a deputation, telegraphed to Sir Arthur Nicholson, the British Ambassador at St. Petersburg concerning' the reports of preparations f ok; massacre at Warsaw and elsewhere. Received September 19, 11.35 p.m. St. Petersburg, September 19. M. Stolypin, the Premier, informed a deputation of Jews that he had telegraphed that it was hot desirable to summarily try Jews at Siedlce. The Czar's abandonment of his intention to shorten his cruise in order to attend General Trepoff'a funeral is interpreted as connected with fears of an attempt on his life.