PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
RUSSIAN TRO'>ps STILL ADVANCING. Received April 14, 2 a.my Bombay, April 13. - The Ameer of Afghanistan left Rawal Pindi toiday for Gabul after reiterating his continued friendship for Great Britain. London, April 13. t It is announced in view of the existing cruises that the Admiralty has resolved upon immediately reinforceing the naval squadrons on tbe Australian and Chins stations. Information is to hand of the Russian Government purchasing swift cruisers in the United States. The Standard this,morning publishes a tch-grjiin} from i|s cores pendent in ( entrnl Asia dated the 7th iiint. io (he effect that the Russian troops are pursuing an "drnace-^Uiiit tile .\i_u«?tjh*b rirer.' In ibe HouW' of OommoiVs t'd-Vlay Mr Gladstone referred to recent negotiations l<ettreenLerti.l)ufE.-rin und the Ameer of Afghanistan as entirely satisfactory Speaking of the recent hos ilitiei st Mr Gladstone informed tlie House there was ia Considerable discrepancy between the British account aud that forwarded by Eomaroff. y
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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 128, 14 April 1885, Page 2
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