THE LATEST. THIS AMIR'S POSITION. HERAT TO BE REINFORCED. ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS. [SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION] Wellington, Monday.
( Received April 20th, 1.30 p.m ] Melbourne, April 20.
A\ Association despatch dated London, Apiil 1!), states : Mr ( Madstone states th.it mi honourable settlement of tlio All'^lian dilliculty is piob,iblr> ({eiicr.il KoinaiolV admits having received news of tin; agreement between Kngland and Russia before the 28th March, officially. It is assumed that the Amir of Afghanistan would rather abandon Penj deh to Russia than permit a Mritish Army to occupy Her.it, and yot, (he Amir .stated on Friday, that he would never .surrender an inch. Troops from Candahar will reinforce the gairison at Herat. (ieneral Dondonkoft' has been ordered to advance from Saraklis, and pursue his march close to I lei at.
TJ)C (Jovernmunt are in receipt of a telegraphic despatch from the Agent-General informing them that things look more peaceful at home, hut that the Imperial Government tiro not in any derive relaxing the military preparations whnh ha\e been going on tor sonic tune p.i~.t.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1995, 21 April 1885, Page 2
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174THE LATEST. THIS AMIR'S POSITION. HERAT TO BE REINFORCED. ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS. [SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION] Wellington, Monday. (Received April 20th, 1.30 p.m ] Melbourne, April 20. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1995, 21 April 1885, Page 2
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