ARE THE AFGHANS TRUE?

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2023, 23 June 1885, Page 2

ARE THE AFGHANS TRUE?

The correspondent of the Times of India withtheßAunclavy Delimitation Commission in a. latter dated 18th March, raised t]o«bts aa to whether the feelinwLf the Ameer reflected those of ]]ispeo3r"The Afghans," he said, "are less eager wen? day to fight the Russians,;and I am i\fvai<£. unless the Sultan uses his influences with the moolahs, not only will the Afghan "troops n.it assist us, but they wiltv oppoao the march of tho troops through Afghanistan. The Afghans .somehow, are less anti-Russ thai; they were, and I believe they have an idea that tho English will divide with the Russians. Not until yesterday would they allow any English officer to he sent to Herat; at lust thoy consented, Colonel Stowart, Majors Holdich and Gore, engine.ersviverityestflfcf day to Herat. Incaseqf war 1 donotfchjrjf wo shall enter Her 4 We shall probably take up a stronger position in, the valley, a couple oj mjles, off. The people, ol Hewt are indifferent, and, L hear they ¥.ay they will not feht for any side, Yo« may depend on this, unless the Sultan brings his religfous influence to bearon tho moolahs, the people of Afghanistan and the Ameer's soldiers will not do so much for us. A considerable party, Russian or anti-English,.may arise. I hear to-day from'a Persian that a Turkish officer and moolah from Cordbtufople with amne Turks arrived in iffiiod, and proceeded in some hurry to Bolikavii' This lias caused a little' sensation, ii* Meshed. Mussulmans in this of Asia are not favorable to%'l.wd;tho contest in Egypt has aroused themoolahs, and I have heard many of.fjhem .say that England is becoming anti-Mussulman. The Mahdi (and hi?, contest) is miarly as well known aa in Bombay. The Amoor is ce.tfainly loyal to us, but the Afghans are as certainly in the mass-very suspicwk of us.", ■'" ST;