ENGLAND AND RUSSIA

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 122, 31 March 1885, Page 2

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA

50,000 TBOQPS FORWACTTVE SBEA EE3ERPI F^BjQB OP lOO.OOd. EUSSIA WAiifSG CRUISERS. ATLANTIC LINEE§L«f^KB AEMED. [BEVTEBS TKl,EOm>*6.j Londoic, March 28. General ■ Stewarfc^^QoßWimriwLJinChief in India, will at once take the field with 60,000' trooper * G^nOTal Hardringe and , Lie^a^nt Sleigh Roberts* will command the divisions, and H.&H. the Duk© of Gohnaught the reserves; whb 100,000/ -OATi[ . •*: The English Government ..have arranged for 30 transpor^wfcicn^i* now being prepared, for carrying reinforcements to India, --if ji xi. \ . Recently the Russians-have attempted to purchase several swift bruisers in England* but they have been frustrated. -- •■■.-' :'■*■ .:•:• The English Government are arming the steamers Arizona,- America, Oregon, and Alaska, which" wi&be used in the event of htostilitieir breakmg out with. Bussia. Several other .^essels are also to be armed; so as to be 1 ready in ease of emergency. jj V l 4 r . Her Majesty's wJat vessels Koquefort and B,ack :Prince will probably be added to the strength o£the> Australian squadron. ■■ + ■ '-'-: 'vv^t .l'vtd ■ Receive* Marph 31. 12,30' p.m. J. 1 ' Sydnbt, if arch 31. Measures for, streiigtheniag, the defences of the Colony, are occupying the attention of the GoTernmeni. ".Active military preparation^ are on 'foot for securing position s af '"Sydney' 7 Head> f Botanyiand 'Newekstte; <" -•!>-{ .■: •■ ■-•■ :: :t. u.'.: .T .li .Received March 31, 1.10j f a.#. , . ] . . .■: .; Lon*ow, March 29. In view of the • present -emergency of foreign; affairs theGovernment are chartering vessels belOßgjng to the principal steamship lines -to -act as armed cruisers if occasion iahduld -require. • ■■'■' '•'■j ■■u;yytf ■ . ■"■ MsLBOUBNs. March 30. The Queenscliff Fort' -has' been manned by a detachnafentof permanent artillery. Other preparitibns for defence are being rajpidly* s proceeded with. Torpedoes are being subkerged iu various positions ; rn' the JHky by pilots The certifickteaof the captains of the coasting Vessels are suspended for a time, and additional cpitots have been appointed in consequence/^ Lokdo^, Mareh 2JB. In consequence of wa^bfein^ considered imminent, the officers'whb have been absent on furloiigli .'are" now hastening their return to India. ' J Bussia is bidding for an alliance with Turkey. : ,. ; ' r ' : ' r^--.T\>: A w ,' The Times to-day publishes a telegram stating that JRuasiai'id massing 50,000 troops at Bak,u,.a f ortifioU towa on the western shd^e of^the; Caspian Sea. '''.>'' .'"'"' '".]'■ iM'elboubkk; Mu& ; This evening's World atindunce» that H.M.S. Nelson has been ordered to Sydney to be in readiness for emergencies. The same jyaper-iteites that iuquirie^t made coUfirm the belief^fhat unusual activity i^ now ijnaiftf&ijn naval and military departments.;., . ';■": A proclamadon wav publishjßA'iii the Gazette yesterday ni«iV pjroh^biting foreign ocean vessels num .4Hte*iny : the Heads between sunseta^id sunrise. Intercbloniai and other! yi^eWTare prohibited fr^om navigatihg'^e dfiannels of the bay unless at^oom'p^aiiied by a qualified pilot. ' The Victoti^ gunboat Albert prooeeded. to the Hea^s last night in order to en|oroe. .Hie proclamation, and the Vic^ria'* will follow shortly. ' 6roa^aciiyi^|s.nb^wn in the various branches of^e't^erouce and .Naval departinents.^plt ,i§^announoed that the T^elson hukreceived orders to be in readiness bjdTußsday next to cruise along the 1 pomzf&> Measures 'for the defence 11 bj^the harbor are leing vigorously ; cained out. Torpedoes haVe 1 b^eWsliusß in the west' and south 5 • chanu^'' and several hulks purchiEtsed by^^r£h>verrimeht, with a l . \aew'o{ : beui^ i«tpk f if necessary^- to bbetruct - navigkton. These precautions ara { 'due td'^e'lact that intelligence hae-been^ received of the presence ~tjf -Russian cruisers at Singapore and the Cape. .'.I Intelligence has'beeh revived 1 of the arrival of the Viceroy a^Rawul-£iitdi. The telegrams report fJ that great enthusiiELsm is being d^s^uiyed Ibiroughout^the PunjauV in- conixe^tion with | His ExceUency^viritr; and the 1 expected arrival of the Ameer, of in the district. , ,; ...f ,; 7/ •.-£• } WjtttftfOTb*.Ma^3o, , The aQvernment ,are takingj all ih» measures in;thei?;';pjpwor''to^^tyo a proper defence/ aad it is probableihat should war be declared the first-class A meeting of afl the'Mp^riayLrmr and Navy officers and the members of the Government will be held to-day to discuss the'quesgofcof (defence. His Excellency the (CK^er^Qr wiU (preside, and amongst; , .those, .^piesent-' >will be : Major Eccles, Major Header, Commander.. Edwia (B.N ) (^mmanderjHewi^p^^i^Coni. f mandet Horne,(R.|J.K *^^id WKuaifOTow, ThirDay. Works of .defenc* in the variovt parts i are' to b« rommenettf .M;po©n'k*it^#» Bi are completed at which Major Ca«tley it busilf pn«(iped. A. Mne:nvahm of men will be set to work at the WeUmfftoa, .fortification to- nwrrow. !i|ity. jwilj be ! engaged in making roads for material to [be »eatnp..r „ ; r : ■„.■•.- „.,..-., ,-.:r „-.■.-•