Show MOBNIXG DISPATCHES LoNDoN March 4In the House of Lords in answer to questions respecting the position of the government on the Russian Afghan frontier question Earl Granville admitted that the Russian troops had been advancing into the disputed dis-puted territory Afghanistan and when requested by England to withdraw from their advance post they refused to retire Sir Peter Lumsden advised the Afghans not to retire from before the Russian troops but dispute every inch of ground and said the British govercment would uphold them Granville refused further information Granville pressed by the Marquis of Salisbury concerning the situation in Central Asia said the latest report from Sir Peter Lumsden was that the Russian outposts now occupied Fulfikwe Pass 20 miles south of Puli Khartoum A post of Turcomans is also stationed at Sulikahoti a few miles distant from Penj deh Granville said that presentations had been made to Russia earnestly pressing her to issue stringent orders to her military commander to refrain from any forward movement which would be likely to bring about a collision between Russian and Afghanistan outposts Russia In reply to our remonstrances declined on February 24 to withdraw her advanced posts at Saryaria and Tulfilmr assurance that the Bus Pass but gave sian officers had been ordered to carefully care-fully avoid conflicts with Afghans and complications need be feared in the event only of attacks being made by Afghans upon Russian posts Sir Peter Lumsden exerted himself to collisions and has advised the prevent maintain themselves at the Afghans to This advice has post they now occupy been approved by Her Majestys government govern-ment Sir Peter Lumsden has been instructed in-structed to urge the Afghans at the same time to refrain from advancing beyond ent position Negotiations are the present now in progress between Her Majestys I government and Russia for the settlc jhent Qf the difticiilty l |