AFGHAN DIFFICULTY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1974, 25 April 1885, Page 2

AFGHAN DIFFICULTY

(Reuter's Telegrams—Copyright.)

London', April 24,

The Australian contingent, now serving in the Soudan, have offered to go to India, should oooasion aristt for their services there, ■■ In tho Houro of Commons Mr Gladstone announced that Her Majesty's Government were now engaged in negotiations of an extremely grave nature with Russia, and that it was impossible tor him to iiiuke a.statement to the House ut the present juncture.

The Daily News this morning, in a leading article on the Afghan question, says that the only hope of peace that is possible is in tho conclusion of the agreement deliniating the frontier line of Afghanistan, and adds that the

negotiations now in progress to that end are not of a hopeless nature. '" '' ,l MEL'BOOß'!JE['JjLpi'fl 24.

The Government are in receipt of a telegraphic despatch from the Agent; (General,- Mr Murray Smijth, .to* the effect that war is inevitable, though it may not be immediate. Ajfmide, April. 24.

Sir Arthur Blytlj, tlje South Australian Agent-Gensral in London, telegranhii to l))e Government t-lpit affairs Ipivo a very warlike tin^eney.

UNITED PItKSS 4-SSOCJATIQN)

OiWi'cpßGjj, April 24,

It lias been deterniinetl to complete the defensive worta at Lyttolton with ihe utmost possible despatch. Orders have accordingly been issued to carry on the construction by night as well as

The steamer. Coptic arr[yei} 8 p,m, yesterday at Wellington, where she will be converted into a gruiser. It is very satisfactory to nofco that the United States Government has forbidden the sale of vessels to Russia, TJje usual course uuder such circumJtajijeps j| to make §\\ order of the ljitid retrosnectjyj?, ani) v,esaejs njready sold, hut wj|icli hajre not |cli pqrf,, ijre therefore |iljf jy tg bo ijuffljn.Pi}.