The Russian Famine.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4058, 9 March 1892, Page 2

The Russian Famine.

Egrrifto (jirime?. The preaont year (says tho correspondent of the Daily Chronicle) will long be engraven on the memory of tho inhabitants of Russia, not only on account of the famine, but also on account of the many horrible crimes that are being committed in all parts of the empire by. the famished and poverty stricken Only last jye,ek jnfj)r|)iajijojj was received frcm Chelabinsk, on' the Bib'erjp western frontier, that a young peasant not yet of age, had murdered five men in their Bleep for the paltry sum of five roubles (8s), A still more horrible crima has just been committed near Mjephojjtj Russian Poland, by three peasants, "j/'fio" lately epticej}' a shoemaker named Lavanowy into a forest and there murdered him, believing - that he carried a large sum of money about with him. Tlje prderers, in order to escape detection, then out the bqdy to pieces and'endeavoured to'ourn the remains Jppj'pmerise jlre. attempts crip,' toevef, onlv'leij to it§ W §B#ffil?oyefyj te ? hungry workup, through the fevept, fgnn4 RP§ of the pieces^a;^ daeßhßndbl<!, 4| it home to his fellow workmen, \w dpvpureJ it with great relish, believing tM it m gape or horseflesh. The workman who bad brought tbi? strange meal to bis follow on being accused of having stolen it j immediately offered to show them where he bad found the meat,' Arrived at tho spot tho worsen then discovered to their horror that they had been dining off the roasted and mntk lated body of the unfortunate shoe-, maker Lavanoffsfy, :