, 1885-05-02
WAR NEWS.


throughout Earope, and puMi-hed
IN fun IN all the newspapers, II di--
PEELED any Idea that may have been
entermined heretofore that Eugiand
would make any concessions to Rus
gia. The general oplni m Of the
press isthat the speech M ikes VIII
certain. NewspaIa m are Allied with
DISCUSSIONS Of probable alliances the
respective belligerents may form, In
the event OF war. II isnow thought
that the war 80 near at hand will
not be confined to Asia, but be ex-
tended into Europe.
In the house OF comnnns to-day
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, under
secretary Of foreign affairs, read u
Telegram from General Lumsden.
dated at Tirpul. April %. This tclc-
gram mentions thtt the governor nf
Herat had received a re.port that the
Russian troops had advanced uphh
AIaruchak. Lord Edmund also sad
Genend Lumsden himself, In Al rrl,-
gram dated April 25, incidentally
speaks of the recent occupation ul
Marurhak by the Russians.
The Standdrd, r,-ferring To the oc-
cnpation OF Maruchak by the Rus
SLAMS, says; There can lenu questiuu
Of the provOcatlnn in this instnnr'.
The occupation Of Maruchak stand,
out broadly and un'll-guised rs a
clear invasion of the territory Of Az
ghhnistan, without even the pr
tense Of military necessity. ASrun-
ing that the news Of the occupation
ofNaruchak Is correct, there Is little
room for doubt that II can be- consid-
cred anything else than a deliberate
act Of aggression, and this net Of ug-
gsession has the appearance Of being
specially chosen in order that ,heff
may be- no possibility Of a further
mistake. It Is deliberate breach nf
a solemn covenant, nIgant viDlh-
tion Of Russian promises and assur-
anees.
The Times has a review Of the re-
cent actions Of Russia In which II u.s.
ser's that the spirit displayed leaves
little hope that Englhnd's last over
lures viii be accepted. A refusal To
treat upon this basis will lead to di-
plomatic rupture, which Is but little
removed from actual war.
II Is stated that the government
has received an important memo
raidum from Duffrrin upon the
views Of the Irdian government and1
upon the action Of Russia since the
beginning Of the existing contruvrr-
~ over the definition Of the bounda-
ryof Russia and AfEhanlsfan.
The Russian advance south OF Mt !
uchak Is regarded in parliamentary |
circles e ~ :. .dlsPelling the si hope. of
sor uf Russian advance upcn Herit.
A Rawal Pindi letter states that
the amecr Of Afghanistan regards
the Russians as enemies anxious tu
capture HeraL The whOle people OF |
Afghanislan and furkestan here
fore looked to England appirinlly in
all sincerity to aid the amerr IN re-
pelling Russia.
Russian papers publish pretend
ed proclamation Of the amerr, issued
from Jamfoo, declaring, ''if war Is
forced on the Afghans they W Il rise
as a single man to repel the invaders:
but. as between England and Russia,
II leit to our own Independence, |
will protect peace between those Two
states and cling to neither" The
aim Of the publication is to show that
Russia desires to protect the neutral
ity Of Afghanistah.
Il is reported that Baron DeStanl,
in an interview with Earl Granville,
stated that an advance Of English 4
toward Candahar would be the sig |
nal for Russian occupation Uf llertt.
Russia, he said, would not adult the |
right of England 10 form prnte .to-
rate Of Afgnanistan, and would In
sist upon that country remaining
neutral.
LONDON, Apr. 3O.-The government |
hss asked Russia to explain the nd
vance Of the Russian troops on the
Muuchak. Mr.. Gladstone will
probably make a statement In the
house Of commons to- -Bight In regard
to the mntier. The government Is
IN constant communication with
Persia IN regard TO her present rela-
tious with Russia.
A Dispatch to the daily Neirs fron'
st. Petersburg confirms the state
Inents of the B,depcndenoe Beige that
In the recent engagement with Az
phaus the Russians were deieated
with heavy loss.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 29.-The
Ode-ss division Of the Russi IN army,
numbering 10000 men, has been or
dered from the Black sea To the
Caspian. Garrisons In and around
Odessa viii be replaced by trdps
ffom The interior. The sum Of
1880, 900 roubles Cs075,O ,OOO) bus been
awarded TO complete the dvfences of
Odessa.
Two hundred workmen have keen
cent to sveaborg To strengthen the
military defenees at that important
post.
The government Is buying coal
abroad. At any price. and Is sengaglng
the Service Of a large number Of
workmen.
Orders have been issued for, the
mobilization Of the entire Russian
army.
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