AFGHAN DIFFICULTY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1976, 28 April 1885, Page 2

AFGHAN DIFFICULTY

(Recter's Teleqh ams—Copyright. )

Sydney, April 27.

It is announced that the Government have offered tiie services of the New South Wales Soudan contingent to the British Government fcr employnient in India, should occasion require it, r •

It is officially notified that the proclamation declaring the Western Channel closed for foreign vessels entering Port Jackson will - take effect from to-morrow. The Channel is closed as a precautionary measure for defence of city and port.

London, April 27,

Reuter's Agency announces oil good authority from St, Petersburg, that' in that city war is considered to be inevitable. The Czar will leave to-day for Moscow, where His Majesty will issue an imperial manifest regarding the present ciisis. The Times to-day publishes a telegram from St Petersburg stating that England has proposed to the Russian Government, that the whole circumstances in connection with the Penj Deh affair, and the recent hostilities there, lie submitted to aibitration.,

United Peess Association)

Wellington', Tuesday,

Colonel Hewett not having accepted the position of Commandant of the New Zealand Volunteers, the appointment has been conferred on Sir G. S. Whitmore, who is now in Wellington consulting with the Government, The Government intend having great uiilitary displays all over the Colony on 25th May.

Auckland, April 2T

A public half holiday was observed to-day owing to the special parade of the Voluntas of the district under Ooloiiel Lyon, officer commanding the district. Three hundred and fifty mustered on short notice of all arms, and were taken in steamers to the North Shore, where they manoeuvred to repel imaginary attacks by landing parties at two points at Takapuna Beach.

Chiiistchuuch, April 27,

Two hundred and forty-four Volunteers took part in the parade here to day, A company and a detachment of Artillery, with a „'un, proceeded to Sumner, and the remainder of the corps to Lyttelton, The nien \yere put through various laovenieuta (such as niigljt he expected to lie necessary in the hvent of an enemy iftijjcjfjijg the seaboard) uiijjfj}! the direct oi} of Colonel Leiij). The students of Oftiiterljury College jjavp prgapiseil a Kifle Company, 60 strong,

Dunedin, A|:ri} 2J,

The compulsory parade of Yolutiti'Pl'S V/.16 y/ell attended. The Dunedin men were marched out at Ocean Beach, where tijpy were supposed to repel an attempt to lapd. T|m fort Chalmers Volunteers, with the North Dunedin Rilleß, were engaged in resenting a supposed attempt to land at Port Chalmers,