Show RUSSIAS RUSE The English Place no Confidence ir Russias Reply War Preparations Continued by tin Indian Government Dtiffcrerins Military Pageant and Its Result No Confidciic in Russia CALCUTTA April QOrders have been I received by the Indian ovemment from I London to actively continue preparations for war notwithstanding the pacific assurance as-surance of Russia This action has created cre-ated a great impression in India and sustains sus-tains the enthusiasm of the British and native troops The London morning papers general declare the Russian answer regarding the Afghan frontier dispute evasive and unsatisfactory un-satisfactory A SUSPICIOUS MOVE LONDON April 6The Novoc Vremya of St Petersburg openly demands that Russia withdraw from the Paris declaration j declara-tion regarding thefitting out of privateers THE TURKISH CLAIMS LONDON April GThe reservations made by Turkey on signingthe Egyptian financial agreement are as follows First That the Suez canal convention shall give Turkey the right to defend Egypt in the event of internal troubles ar foreign invasion Second That the convention shall not leal with the English occupation of Epynt Third That mention of the mixed tribunal tri-bunal in the financial convention does lot imply an indefinite prolongation of he tribunal Fourth That the Porte reserves the right to recognize any commission of foreigners deputed to inquire into the financial resources of Egypt RUSSIA AND PERSIA LOVELY LONDON April 6 The Prussian and ersian governments have agreed upon a frontier between their respective terri tories near Merv and have appointed a commission to fix boundary stones A RIOT IN CYPRUS LONDON April 6A dispatch from Jarnica Island of Cypress reports a serious riot growing out of the wanton attack tack upon a religious procession of the Greek Church While the procession vas passing an English club house a arty of loungers began to jeer and hoot at the priests finally they attacked the rocessionists with stones and the troops lad to be called out before the disturbance disturb-ance was quieted A SIGHT FOR THE AMEER A grand review of all the British and native troops here took place in the presence of Abdurichman the Ameer of Afghanistan Earl Dtifferin the Viceroy oi f India and all the native chiefs with heir brilliantly uniformed staffs The march past the point of review occupied two hours The troops presented a plendid appearance and the parade was me of the finest spectacles ever beheld I in India The Ameer was profoundly impressed by the ceremony and with the ower and glory of England Earl Duf Bran gives a grand banquet in honor n if Ahrlnrrhmttn tnninrht The immedi A cn n ate completion of the railway to Quetta has been ordered Maharajah of Neifct has offered the services of 15000 picked Goorkas who he says are ready to march under British officers across the frontier in the service of the Queen on receipt of a telegram from the Viceroy asking them to do so Maharajah has tendered every assistance in his power to give for the purpose of recruiting native troops for service against Russia i |