The Russian May Day appears to have passed quietly.—Zeuter.
Later, There were slight disorders in the Vasilieostrov and Schlusselburg quarters of St. Petersburg in the afternoon and evening. Officers ordering the holiday-makers to disperse were jeered at and hustled towards an artificial lake where they stood knee-deep and threatened the crowd with revolvers. Cossacks arrived and speedily dispersed the crowd.—Reuter.
Vasilieostrov is the largo island forming the delta of the Neva. Schlussel burg is a suburb to the South-East,—Ep.
London, 16th May.
The demonstration ab St. Petersburg was renewed yesterday, several thousand workmen marching through the streets with seditious cries. The Cossacks dispersed them with their whips.
Mayday disturbances at Ufa, in the eastern province of Russia in Europe, and Ekaterinodar, in the jucasus, were similarly dispersed,—Exclusive service.
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