16 OCTOBER 1915, Page 2

The Petrograd correspondent of the Times stated on Tuesday that

M. Khvostoff, the new Russian Minister of the Interior, has promised a liberal policy in domestic administra- tion. For example, be approves of liberty of discussion for the Press, and deprecates all aggressive measures against the Jews. One of the chief problems of the new Minister, who is young and is said to be enthusiastic, is to improve the dis- tribution of the necessaries of life. Russia always has plenty of food, yet now people are conscious of a shortage because the ordinary transport services have been disorganized by the war. M. Khvostoff may well be tested by his ability to overcome this difficulty.