England and Russia.
[SISTER'S TIL-GRAM*. j , Lokdojt, July, 10. In the House of Commons last night, Lord Randolph Chore-ill, Secretary of State for India, announced that the Government were in receipt of s telegram | from Colonel Ridgsway, in charge of th A® Afghan Boandary Commission, -■ to ths ll effect that ths Russian force in the viein- 'W ity of the Zulfikar Pass was' being eon* ■^A siderably increased. « .Jf| It was announced in tbe House of Lords & that Colonel ff. P. Peacook and Oaptoiajl Yates have gone to Herat, to which ptacoi^ the Boundary Commission is -ov.pro-||| ceeding. " ' ' :*ss| The Boundary Commission. hai ( moved"g|| to Herat at tbe request of the : Atjhaa||| snthorities, in order to direct the woAsl| being carried out forth* defence of tbatlj| place. ■ • ..:"Ti 'jum ln bis despatches, Geaeral Samaroff s|R has accused tbe Afghans of still ad vane- lli ing, bnt he bas received orders from bis l| Government to act strictly on the dtslea- M sive. | Colonel Riigeway, the English Afghan j Frontier Commissioner is proceeduw to Herat. 4
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 16, 18 July 1885, Page 2
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175England and Russia. Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 16, 18 July 1885, Page 2
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