SALES BY AUCTION.

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3978, 1 June 1885, Page 3

SALES BY AUCTION.

Mr A. H. MAUDE13th .Tune, *t Jifs rooms, it 12 o'clock— Griming lights of Ractcourse Reserve. UtVM CHKIM'IK llth June, at the Royal Hotel Yards, Herbert, at 1 o'clock— Cattle, Sheep, Horses, etc. 23rd June. *t his roomi, Tyne street, »t 12 o'clock— Sf ctiom in Eyeline. 13th JtiHe, at TattersoH'a Yards, al 12 o'clock— Draught itarcH and Gelding. 12th June, *t M»heno Hotel — Furniture, Stoolc-in-Trade, etc. Ahoat beginning of July, at Mr Jas. Geitimell'«fo.nn. liicholme — Purebred Ayr.hire Cattle, Draught Horses, etc. Menr« FLEMING * HKDLET— I3th June, at the. Railway Station, at 12.30 o'clock— Fencing Material and Firewood. 13th .lune. at the Commercial Yardu, at 1 o'clock— Sale of Draught Jlarcs and Geldings.

come nearer to our camp." Reply: So far from Afghnna being convinced of General Komaroff'B innocent intentions, the continned and irritating daily attempts to excite hostility convinced Afghans of Russian determination to provoke conflict, axid induced what appeared to them the military necessity of extending their de'ensive position. 5. General Komaroff states : on March 27 Afghans cent against one rompany, which was charged with coveri ig a reconnafssnnce, three companies with a cannon and some cavalry." Reply: A rtconnaiuance in force itself meant hostile itjfen'ion. A Russian company meant 230 men— more than equivalent to three Afchsn compai ies aggregating 225 men. O«« 27th two bodies of Russian troops wmul-nneinniy wlvanc-d, Colonel A lik hnnnff with cavalry pushed pa-t Pul-i. Khifcfi ni'd Ku sim inlnn ry penrtratcl the liabt flank ..« the Afghan position on rigl.t bin"- ot Muighab. Colonel Alikhnm.ff or.lv retired when interc p ed hy A«n'»an cavalry 8->me (our milcH in roar of A^han position, aid Russian infant. y only when Afghan commander drew up three companies and earned Russian officer that iJ he advanced further he won dhe fired upon General KomarolT's chief of stnff. *t interview of 29th. called Colonel AlikhanoH's advance merely a pleasure trip, but wa3 informed that the Afghan < o;r»mftru!er viewed it in the most serious light. 0. G nernl Komantt'sta-cs: '' Afghan audacity and arrogance 1 increased by decrees." Reply: It nmj hatehttn 'o; but, i! so, it was entirely caused hy Ru«sinn action, as the Afghans did all they could to avoid collision, and it was solely owing to their patience and forbearance during two months of incessant irritation that peice bus been preserved bo loi g. The Afyban Commander's courteous rtpl? <>f 29th to General Kouaroif'9 ultimatum proves his wNh to the last to avoid conflict 7. General Komaroff says <( On 28th Afghans occupied a height which commanded left flank of our camp ; began to throw up entrenchments there, to establish a post of cavalry behind our line, and placed a picket at gun-shot distance from our lord." Reply : It was the ense that the Afghan Commander did on the 28*h, after the occurrence of the hostile reconnaissance on the 27th, place a post of ob-ervation on the hills en the right bunk ol the Murjjhab to give notice of any like fnsh Ru^ian advance on that flank, hut this post was withdrawn next day. 8 General Komaroil' says : "On 2!)"tn I stnt 10 Afghan Commander an energetic summons, etc , and I received an answer that, by the advice of the Eng lish, he refused to retire across the Kushk." Reply : 'I he fact itself is reported to me to be totally iticomct, and nowhere i& the Afghan < ommander's rej ly is any such statement. On the contrary, the wording is distinct : "I have duly received your letter regarding tne withdrawal of certain pickets. As I had received orders irom the Governor ol Ilerat to consult Captain Yate. who his been deputed to Penj deb by Sir Peter Lumsden in such matters, I showed him your letter. Captain Yate afterwards had an interview with Colonel Zakrchevski, and informed me of the conversation which had taken place between them. Be it known to ye that I must loyally obey the orders that I have received from His Highness the Ameer. I can in no way do anything contrary to the orders of my sovereign. 0. course, in matters of ditnil, such as alterations in position of advanced pickets and vedettes posted in front of >he troops. I am pre pafeii to c^rne to an arrangement with ye wirh a new to the avoidance of any ri«k of fonrlio 1 ." f>. G> nernl Komaroff jays : " I aunin a.'dres<ed a private letter couched in friendly ttrms" Reply: The letter in question was never seen hy nny officers of the Commission ; but Captain Delashoe was told that a lttter had been received a few hours before Russian attack on the 30th. I have now called on Sepeh Salar for copy of seoud letter. 10. General KomarofT Males: " Oti 30th, to support my demand', I inarched with ray tletachnunf again.'t the Afghan position, counting still on pacitic result : but artillery fire and cavalry attack compelled me to accept combat " Reply : ituasiaas ad vanced to attack of .\fyhan position, and of course Afghans were obliged to defend themselves. Certainly the engagement wui not commenceil t>y artillery are, as stated by General Komaroff, as iu/antry firing was heard continuing several mm« iKes before the first pun. THE RUKSIAN DESPATCH. The Berlin correspondent of the Central Nen's supplies according to the statement of this Agency, the following text of M. De Gier's Despatch to the Russian Ambassador in London: "St Petersburg, March 31, 1885 (Anglicc, April ) The telegram Irom Generul Komaroff, of which I have jn«t transmitted to you the tenor, furnishes the de»ired explanations with repard to the lacts which led up to the lap' incident. We have noth ng to add tr . c but we make an appeal to the wisr' 'n \ the Biitish Cabinet to appreciate *' ' om ation, of which this incident h "' le Blt . u , the diameter and the cln-.ge -as revealed possible for us not to tine ' 9 . ~* I 8 lm ' to the military aspect *' : b " ck the cc * Übe lish po- c nment tlioo' lt!l whlcfl the En^ vtat tlair Bourn ar - ht '' their d " tv t0 '"• instant when wp „. Oomnnssioi'. From the of the escort v nrH * received un account im-sion I hich accompanitd this ComTbon'oi 1 pointed out to Sir Edward U!l «. ji 1 tin i^rave i'ifficulMes to which i v new ■' y '" " lye rlsf> al "' I re ' „ _t fis olsifvn'on in nn in> ■.it • mj.'M '•' \ it l 1 ■ <)• m»e strength o* «h f-c-rt in if m'(l Our Iriendly reniiin i> ti;mcef wtr i not likened to. It was, h"Wtver, e.ipy to fwresee ft. at the (ghana would see in the apparition of this military mission a promise ot support and encouragement in their pretensions and their covetousness. We do not wish to inquire too closehfinto the nature of the activity of the English Commission, but we cannot pa«d by the fact that certain officers in its suite directed the moven ents of the Af. ghan troops, and that the loudly proclaimed interview between the Ameer and the Vicerey and its bellicose surroundings must certainly have contributed to em boldtn the AfiMiane t the point of com niit'tng such act* <•! provocation at* could not be totera'ed by the representatives of Russian military authority without failing in the discharge of their duty. The sole conclusion that we wish to draw is the urgent necessity of putting an end to an equivocal situation which is not without danger. We continue to think that the last incident ou»ht not to stop the negotia. tionß which ahve lor their aim the consolidation of good relations between the two Empire*— (Signed). De Giers " THE AMEER'S VIEWS. The Ameer :n returning to Afghanistan, made ttie following remarks: Rtinfoicemerits bad lelt Candabur for Herat. He did not believe that Rußsia would not yield to remonstrance or that she could cxc se her ai>res»ion Only when all arguments hud failed was war to be thoUi»rit of, when the Afghan nation would ri^e as» one man to repel the iuvad.r. His policy, he added, was determined and unchanged. It was founded on common sense, not oath' 0 . His people must accept it as he did, and trust him as he had been trusted by England. Never would they give up an inch of Afghan territory, or allow their couutry to be the highway of a Russian army. This would mean occupation, and the protection ol a long hue ot communication ; aud would be t > them ruiu and the ioR of all independence His people Woul set this, ami find that England abb hciyiug tuem to main tarn tueir freedom.