ENGLAND & RUSSIA
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(Beceived May 9,12.20 p.m.) London, May 8. Vote of Censure in the English Parliament. In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Stafford Northcote gave notice of a motion censuring the Government in connection with the Afghan frontier question. The effect of the motion, if carried, will be tantamount to stopping the recently granted credit of eleven millions sterling until the House is informed fully as to the policy of the Government and the way in which the money is to be employed. London, May 7. In the House of Commons to-day, Lord Edmund Fifzmanrioe, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that Colonel Ridgway still remained in charge of the Afghen Boundary Commission. The debate on the policy of the Government was commenced today, in accordance with arrangement, and it was further postponed until Monday next. Lord Randolph Churchill is urging the members of the House of Commons to refuse to grant supplies to the Government, as a protest against their action in regard to the Afghan difficulty.
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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5089, 9 May 1885, Page 2
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171ENGLAND & RUSSIA Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5089, 9 May 1885, Page 2
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