A ROAD TO HERAT.
An Indian officer, Lieutenant Jennings, U.E., recently returned to Bombay from a secret Qover.nuient mission.' He was deputed to examine tiio country between the Persian (-Jiilf anl lie rat, with a view to ascertain wliatliu- it is practicable to disembark an tinny corps, and inarch' to Herat without touching Afghan or Pcivi.ui (srritory. Lieutenant Jonning's mission was a, complete success. , After many hardships, travelling as a scientific trader, being fired at and pursued, he reached within five mirches of Herat, encountering only GO miles of desert. Ho has bean warmly eulogised by Sir Donald Stewart for the very successful result of his mission. In the event of war tho Russians could be attacked on their flank.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 42, 17 July 1885, Page 4
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120A ROAD TO HERAT. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 42, 17 July 1885, Page 4
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