TURKEY AND RUSSIA.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2074, 3 February 1898, Page 2

TURKEY AND RUSSIA.

The Standard states it is believed at. Constantinople that the Sulaa will never retire either from Crete or Thessalian territory without fights ing. St Petersburg January 31 Russia has overcome G rmany’s opposition to the appointment of Prince George of Greece to the Governorship of Crete. Count Muravieff, Russian Minister for. Foreign Affairs, threatens, at any cost, to force the Sultan to accept theappointment of Prince George. DISASTER TO BRITISH ARMS; General Westmacott has reported to head-quarters from India that the Namani column became entangled in a gorge at Shimkamar, and was thereupon attacked by tribesmen. During the conflict Lieut.-C<*l. J Haughton, commandant, and A If I uring, officiating as wing officer of the 36th Bengal Infantry were killed. Lieuts. E. St. George 1 lughes, T Dowalie and Malcolm RWak-rr. of t.h Yorkshire Light Infantry, together with other men of the regimen--, 'wara. also killed. Seventeen non-commissioned officers and men are reported missing. .The column-was operating to stop the grazing of tribesmen’s cattle at Kijurai, and an attempt t».present the retreat of the Afridis in the direction of Bara. > ; R. y; London, January 31. Reuter’s correspondent gives furth.ndetails of the disaster to GeueyT Westmacott’s Namani column. While, the troops were dislo!ginsharpshooters from .the- caves tm Sikhs, somehow, were withdrawn ftom the ridge, which formed a comm nd ing position The tribesmen diately occupied the ridge, they retained, inflicting heavy ; - y on the British rearguard, which severely harrassed during the r - treat. The Yorkshire light infantry lost fifteen killed, twelve missing, ami thirty-one wounded. The enemy charged to within thirty yards of the retiring troops.