AFGHAN DIFFICULTY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1988, 12 May 1885, Page 2

AFGHAN DIFFICULTY

(Reuter'h Telegbams-Copyright.)

London, May 11

A report is current that n British Commission will proceed shortly to Herat to eiect fortifications there, the consent of the Ameer having been obtnined. The report, however, lacks official confirmation at present. , . His stated ..in some quarters thqt.nn. agent' has been appointed-...by the. Russian-Government in Calcutta. •

SETTLEMENTOFTHEDIFFICULTY. .London,- May 11.. Received 12th, ljf) p.m.—ln the House of Lords to-day, Earl Granville, Secretary of State for ForeigivAffairs, announced ;that a conference had recently taken -place between M. De Staal, Russian" Ambassador, to England, M. Lessar, Russian Commissioner, Eai'l Kimberley, Secretary, of State for India, and himself, and that the conference resulted in an agreement on the Afghan frontier.question"-, which was .peifeotly satisfactory to both England and Russia. Earl Granville added that Lord Dufferin, Viceroy of India, concurred entirely in the arrangement'come to, United Press Association.; Wellington, his day. The number of new Volunteer companies which have offered their services to the Government has increased to ninety. A large number of these offers will, however, "have to be declined, as the Government has not sufficient arms in the colony to arm them. Those accepted will be corps which can be easily concentrated at those places likely to require to be defended.'

The Wellington defences will probably' be strengthened by two 64pounder guns -mounted at Ngahau

r'anga; : .. Captain Bodham has been added to the examiners of musketry here, The school of instruction will commence operations jipre on Mqpday nejet,

CpJWp! Whitnipre an'd/Ouptajp B,p,di ham will leave for Auckland jq a- day qr two to inspect t|ie defences (here. The Native Minister will probably leave for Wangftiiui to-morrow morning, and it is understood that he will visit tho yarjoqs districts along the West.Coast.