AFGHAN DIFFICULTY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1977, 29 April 1885, Page 2

AFGHAN DIFFICULTY.

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felT, Pbtersbukg, April 27,

Tho Moscow Gazette, in an article jto.-.ilij.y on the Anglo-Russian difficulty, strongly ijjrgcsi fcjiafc I}»issiii should effect a peaceful set,tjeifl.eu,fc the Afghan frontier Question, Bmw, April 2.8.

The Government received r tejegrpi this afternoon from Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, announcing that the British Government haye accepted the offer of the services of tjje IJejff §oiith. Wales Soudan contingent for en.iploynjent in India, if circumstances rendered it necessary to withdraw British tf'oops from Egypt,

Sydney, April 28'

The whole ot the defensive measures taken for the protection of Pon Jackson are now completed,. including the submergence of torpedoes in the Western channel..

LoNDON.ApriI 28,

In the house of Commons last night, Mr s2,dstpne urged the adoption of the extraordinary vote $ credit by a most powerful speech on the Aiiglo-fiussia.n situation, in which be dwelt strongly on the necessity for England being pre-

pared to carry out to the utmost extent tlie pledge of support which had been accorded by iliu Government to the Ameer of Afghanistan. Mr Gladstone added, however that notwithstanding the preparations which were being made, I'ler Majesty's Government were striving by all means in their power to bring ' : about ■ an amicable hut at the same time honorable settlement, of the difficulty. The vote of credit was afterwards passed by the House without going to a division.