INDIA & AFGHANISTAN.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3406, 21 November 1879, Page 1

INDIA & AFGHANISTAN.

ATQHAinSTAy^ An official diimtck from Ook^^^| India, announces that the British J^^^H Cororoiiiioner at N«ga Hal^^^^H murdered bj the Nozem Nagas^^^^H trouble is on the frontier of Asmi^^^^H General Koberts, on entering^^^^H made a ipeech intimating that a i^^^H Governor would be appoinUd, j|^^H jurisdiction within 10 miles of dul^p^^H General Halls has be«a appointdU^H rernor, associated witl» him beiag'in^ Afghan aoblemyi. r GeA^ral Roberts and staff visited the Bntisfa Beaidency. The greater part was standing, though completely looted. r Search was made for the bodi«s of Major Cavagnari and Pr Ke!lj, bat they hare not yet been found. y^ Major Caragnari's visiting diary waa found at the Ameer's Palace. „.,-, The Governor General, of India, has transmitted a plan for the futarel2^^^^ menfc of Afghanistan to tbelHßH^^^^| ment which has. been co^^^^^^^H cabinet, and is highly thcnghtl^^^^^^| templates the placing of the Att^^^^H similar relation to India Goreriimli^^H Nizam now occupies,, only that Queen's army will be ouleend •zelusircly^ by.British. A. large military force would also occupy the country. The Ameer ' will be guided entirely fey the British resident. ... ■ ' SehouvalofF proposed to the Marquis of Salisbury that JRussia shall bar* jurisdiction over the western part of A/ghM^Man while England take possesttob ot.^e eastern part, as far as the Hindoo' TCoSsh. Salisbury declined \u most emphatic terms, saying that England would: not allow Bussia to meddle in any way what* ever in the matter. He said in future Afghanistan has been settled by the English exclusively. Schouvaloff persisted in advocating the plan suggested by his Government, and seeing Salisbury's slubborness proposed various other plans of settling the Central Asiatic difficulty, but Salisbury refused to confer these propositions:. " ' ;" " It is rumored England obtained assu> ranees from Persia that, in the event of war between. England and Russia, the Shah will not support the latter. .^