ANGLO-RUSSIAN CRISIS

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 138, 7 May 1885, Page 3

ANGLO-RUSSIAN CRISIS

r»BCTIB8' TELKOHAMB.I During the course of a l©ng and animatodctebate in the House of Commons to-day on the vote of credit for £11,000.000 for military purposes, introduced by Mr Gladstone, Lord Randolph Churchill characterised the agreement come to with Russia in the strongest terms asa cowardly surrender of EngJandV rights. The vote was finally adopted by the House, Mr Gladstone; consenting to the discussion of the pplicy of the. Government being fixed fforr r Thursday ;'next. lii/the House of Commons to-night Mr Gladstone announced that; it had been arranged that the work of the delimitating the Afghan frontier should be proceeded wi^K in London. Generals Lumsden ' and JStewart had been re- ; ▲called fw>?ii Afghanistan. SPECIAL TO PEEBS ASSOCIATION. Lohbov* iiij 3. Five Russia cruisers are proceeding to Batavia. Vice- Admiral Hewitt is watching them. Turkey is now more favourable to England. t ■..,. ■• .. . J •, M«js. The Tories are incensed at the action of die Government, and: the Liberals themselves are somewhat dubious as the ultimate result of the negotiations. :• . ■ ■ • ' -■ ■■ • The continent is relieved at the turn affairs have taken, and there hits been a general recovery of Colonial securities. The English Press generally are dissatisfied with the result,; : ; AOK SPECIALS. .Londok, April 27. It; ffl irumoured that. the Czar of Hußsia is shortly to be crowned as Emperor of Asia. The Daily Telegraph this morning stat*s-iJiat Buesia has consented to the appointment of a mixed military Commission to enquire into -the respective reports of fienerale Komaroff and Lumsdan on tke. Russian, attack, upon the A%hans. The* Times says the British Government have suggested that the matter should be referred to. arbitration. „ ..