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RUSSIA TO HELP THE AMER
THE CARS TNTERFERENCE BELIETEA
TO NE CERTAIN.
The Afghan Agreement Alleged 10 have beos
Violated by England by the Occupatiea 81
Qucttnh and the Moving Toward Candahae

The Afxhsn Agreement Alleged 20 have bees
Violated by England by the OccuPatiea 81
Qucttah and the Moving Toward Candahse
LONDON, Nov. 2s.-The 81. Petersburg cor.
rgspondent OF the Vienna em-ofllcial Poiitica
Correspondence says: Russia has announced
her intention OF actively supporting the Amees
In the event OF England occupying any points
in Afghanistan from which Russian domln.
ION in Asia might be offectually threat.
ened. This announcement Is based uDon
the assertion that England has violated
tho alleged Afghan agreement OF Lord Claren-
don by tho occupation OF Quettah.
The intention OF Russia to Interfere iu
Afghanlstan ia apparently confirmed by the
Moscow Gazette. declaring intervention indis-
ponsable, now that the occupation OF Quettab
has been succeeded by expeditions In the dirco.
tion OF Candahar and Herat."
A despatch to the Pesther Llovds from Berlin
says Russia is about to begin diplomatic cam
paign with England in relation to Afghan istan.
Cen Kaufman has handed to his Government
n memorandum pointing out how dangerous to
the security OF the southern frontiers OF Turks
tan II would be II the Khyber passes we're per-
manently occupied by British troops. Gen.
Kaufman regards as Rroundless the British
apprehensions OF Russia threatening the north
ern frontier Of India from Central Asia. This
frontier is quite impreRnnbe. while the British
occupation of southern Aighanistan would be
a standing menace 10 Russian Turkistan.
The st, Petersburg Cabinet. relying on this
report. will ask serious guarantees from Eng
land that no changes will be made IN the terri
Tho official correspondence in regard to
Afghanistan. from 1856 to the present time is
letter in reply to Lord Iytton's request for the
reception OF Sir Neville Chamborlain's mis-
was read Or his messsnGer had audience. other
letters had reached the Ameer from the Com.
missioner at Peshawur to the Commandant Of
INK harsh words. repIsnant 10 courtesy
and in a tone, contrary TO the. ways OF
his the Ameers) affilctiops, at that time.
patience and silence would have been es-
Govornment. The officials OF the opposite Gov
ernment tmeaning Russial have In no respect
desired 70 show enmity or opposition toward
the British Governments; nor, Indeed, do they
with any other power desire enmity or strife.
But when, any other power. without cause or
ment. the matter is left In the hands OF God and
The viceroy telegraphed to the Home Gov
ernmont All persons familiar with Oriental
style regard this letter as intentionally rude.
and conveying direct challenge. The Niccroy
urgently advised an immediate advance up the
khurum Valley and the khyber and Pishoen
Passes. II necessary TO Candahar. rs the disad-
ynntages OF delay wcro obvious.
The Home Government however instructed
tho Niccroy TO give the Amecr another oppor-
Of the interview between Major Cavagnari and
the commandant Of Ali-Musiid is substantially
the same as first reported by the Times corre-
spondent The interview concluded as followst
Major Cavagnari asked. Will you oppose the
passage OF tho mission by torce2' The COM
maudant said. " les, and you may take II "a q
kindness. and because ] remember friendship.
that | don't fire upon you for what you have
done already"
The Times OF India says that tho Khurum
column will resume it, advance on Friday with
provisions for six days.
A correspondent with the Khurum column
telegraphs as follows: We will probably attack
Pciwar Pass on Saturday A. reconnaissance
on Wednesday showed that the Afghans. who
abandoned Khurum Pass, were. 70 FAR without
success endeayoring to mount cannon on the
summit OF peiwnr. The British troops will.
the cannon and the Pass. All the sick aud
weakly will remain in Khurum fort