AFGHAN DIFFICULTY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1966, 16 April 1885, Page 2

AFGHAN DIFFICULTY.

—:...» —• i (REUTKU'S toEQMMS-GQl'Yßiap,) London, April 14. In theHou.se of Commons today, Mr Gladstone made a statement to the effect that the Russian Foreign Office had renewed the recent pacific assurance as to the policy of the Gownirent jyith regard to the Afghan frontier, and had stated that-apy change made by the Russian Commander in the. position of the troops near Penjdeh wpnjd be contrary tp tjie intentions and orders of the Government, BQJfBAy, Apiil l(j. Earl Duhurm, Viceroy of India, who is now returning from Jiajyiil Pindi to Calcutta, was todaypresentedafcLahure with an address from the local Municipal Board. Replying to the same, His Excellency took occasion to say that the dominions of the Ameer of Afghanistan have sustained an unprovoked atyacjk on the part of the Russian : forces, and be rejoiced to find that the princes and people of India were rally- ' ing to the British standard. It was impossible, His Excellency added, to forsee the end of the present crisis, but , if war resulted, it would bo in ;dispite 1 of the efforts of moderation on the pai t of Engltmu\ ] London, April H, ( The report published yesterday by i the Daily News to the effect that the 1 troops forming the various camel corps 1 in Egypt; were to be withdrawn for i

India, is declared to be witl out foun : dation.; . . ~ •, ; I It In announce'dthat the Peninsular and'Oriental''Company's new ; steamship Massilia, and •kiotlier vessel belonging to one "6l -the/targe ocean lines, are being equipped' -tp-;'%ye as armed cruisers on the Australian naval station.