RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1314, 12 March 1885, Page 1

RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.

L npon, March 8.

Earl Granville has sent an ultimatum to Russia demanding the immediate withdrawal of their troops from Afghanistan.

It is reported that the Colonies hare offered a contingent of 50,000 men in the event of war with Russia.

The Ameer of Afghanistan is sending reinforcements to the frontier.

England and Russia have sent immense orders for cartridges to

America.

The towns of Quettah and Pisheen have been reinforced.

The Emperor William is impressing upon the C?ar the desirability of an amicable arrangement of the Afghan difficulty.

March 9.

In connection with the AngloRussian difficulty, it has transpired that the Government has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Russian troops from beyond the Afghan frontier. The situation is generally deemeJ to be most critical, and active warlike preparations are now proceeding both, in England and India in view of possible hostilities. The Porto has offered to conclude an offensive and defensive alliance with England in the event of an embroglio with .Bosnia, ; The latest telegrams from Central Asia report that the Russian troops are being moved southward! from the Caspian Sea in considerable numbers.

Russia has offered'to abandon her claims to the bills bordering on Herat,* provided that she it allowed to retain possession of her recent leisures of territory in that neighborhood. March 10.

In the House of Commons to-day Lord Hartington confirmed the an* nouncement that the proposed . increase in the British Army would consist of fifteen thousand men.