The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-10 00:00:00

THE AFGHAN FRONTIER.

A BRITISH ULTIMATUM.

DI i PATO II OF T aOO PS.

Tire Centrel N-ws I be, after the Russian
Ambassador hat left Mr. Gladstone en Thureday after-
noon, important deopatches eere received (MR St.
Peterebursk, whioh were coach d let lengusge .if a re
enuring character. But we under.tand that dimpite the
friendly Wooer of the despatches there Is so ludic etion
of any intention on the part of the Russian Government
to withdraw their advanced posts front tbe disputed
Afghan t-rratory. On the contrary, i• is plaueibly argued
that Afghanistan can have no elalm to the ground
now occupied by the Cass's troops, nevertheless Riasla
Is prepared to offer the moot dietinct pledge that no
other advance will be made by her towards Herat Sir
Peter Lottisden, however, strongly urges that the Russian
advanced posts shall be witArawn from 5 sob close
prormiy te the Afghan foroes previous ta the c)in-
menonnent of the eotual work of delimiting the frantler.
We underetend that in this matter the rep-meniations
of the British Ocunniesion-r are receiving the energetic
eupport of the highest persontga in the r saw, The
Government will main prves for the evacuitim of the
disputed territory by the Blasius veletten

Tap CRAM. Saturday.
It is currently reported here that the Atneer of
Afghanistan is desratching troops In order to protect
tbe frontier againit RIVIASO ORgrettniO. It le also
atltei that the Aloha° 133unlary Cu:pintail's' will
shortly rstorn to India.
The Marva understands that on Pdi lay It a
despetots we, nollt trona oar FOB In °CIO to St.
Pctersbarg, contsininr an emphetic denis,d for the
withdrawel of the it asaial troop, Iron Afeb,n
krtitorY. ant partaking of the character of an ultiois-
turn.

--fie Central NJWII learns that the initiative la the
Maher negotiations la respect to the Alghte difficult,
iw rests with Isvd Granville, from whom the
Remise Government are awaiting • reo4 to the
de patch presented Ii him .orni days sine,. It.neut
oornmunicatione from the 11.1.10i11,1 Amb %%Pilot. bare,
ID fact, 10.10 ti practically n, thiag to the views pre.
vioueiyr :pressed by the Gdirt of st. P. terehe g; hut
ii sinsenre to be mire than ever clear that Ru.sla .'0 •
Dot intend toab indon the disputed tend ivci w 'doh she
now his tonsei•ion. The lii.sian autboritir • strongly
repudiate all hostile intenti.o.• tower I Moslem but
in his recent interview with Mr. Glad•t us, M. de
Steal •-gued th it the Cs tr's 0 'cerement w,ro within
their right lu occupying tern t ry to which tb..y be. d
their claim on go gepicil and ha,tortu d groueds,
and through economic oeoeseities.
Puerta Calcutta it Is reported that orders hare !see
leetted by the military anth.,ritise 1. str n hou the
Qe.ttsi and Nehru; garrisons by an additional brigade
of Infantry.
Tee Union Metallic Cuba its C impany of Bridge-
port, Outneentt, lasi, it ie reported, °attracted to
furn'sh England with lily million cartridges en
itussi• with oes hundred Thew orders Cr.
the larg,st ever known, Other orders exist, the
detain 1 which have not yet been published.
! The Paris 041004 of Fl Cloy !owes thst the German
, Emperor hae resolved that the peace of Europe shall
not be broken, and hes written to the Cast Inapreeeingr
upon him the necessity of o mieg to an twitretuidir
with Rosined. g
One of the batteries of the Royal Artillery st.tioned
at Canteibury hes receive I orders to bold itself In
resdii.es, for dist atoh t
A Vienna °snap ,ndent is informed, from an excel.
lent s .uroe, thed the fact that the dresser of an Anglo.
itoseien conflict has bees averts 1 tor the present 14 due
not meroly to the wsil.known ullection of the Cain and
M. de Uteri to war, bat still to ire to the knowledge that Rosined has made proparatioaa to defend Afghan..
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