Show THE PLANS FOR PEACE The Documents on the Afghan Question Ques-tion Sent to St Petersburg The Times Thinks the Motion of Censure Just u Little Previous English Commissioners Viewing the Fortifications of Herat Comments on the Censure LONDON May 12The Times in an editorial on Lord George Hamiltons motion mo-tion of censure says the oppositions case was presented at the proper time Lord Hamilton however the Times thinks ought to have withdrawn his amendment after the official documents concerning the Afghan question had been promised and should have reserved his indictment for a time when he could have made it complete The Standard says the majority by I which the government carried the point will not rehabilitate their reputation RUSSIA PKESSNIG TLnKEY CONSTANTINOPLE May 12lf Kelidoff Russian Ambassador to Turkey is still vigorously pressing the Turkish government govern-ment for an early payment of the war indemnity in-demnity owing to Russia THE RETURN OF LUMSDHN LONDON May 12 Advices from Tirhul of the 9th inst say that Sir Peter Lums den Col Stewart and Mr Barrow start for home tomorrow in accordance with orders from the government No orders were given for the disposal of theJBritish Afghan boundary commission KOMAROFF STICKS TO HIS STATEMENTS ST PETERSBURG May 12The Official Messenger today publishes a lengthy dispatch dis-patch from General Komaroff in which he explains more fully his actions and gives more details of the incidents which led up to the battle between the Russians and Afghans on Kushk river March 30th In this dispatch Komaroff reiterates everything he said in his former dispatch regarding the expected progressive movements move-ments of the Afghans and claims that the latter were the aggressors A PRACTICAL RUSSIAN ADVANCE II ST PETERSBURG May 2ho imperial im-perial council of war have ordered the I transfer of military and medical stores I from Krasnovid to Ashkabad and have instructed the commissary department to get ready to equip 2000 reserves Articles I Ar-ticles for the formation of a steamboat company for operating on the river Oxus have been submitted for approval to the council of the Empire General Annen kof has started to push work on the transCaspian railway I EXAMINING HERAT LONDON May 2A dispatch from Meshed reports the arrival there of Sir Peter Lumsden who is en route for England Col Stewart and another British officer will go to Herit for the purpose of examining the fortifications and giving the Ameer any needed advice in regard thereto TIlE PRECIOUS DOCUMENT GONE LONDON May 12In the House Gladstone Glad-stone stated that the agreement which had been reached by Granville Earl of Kimberly Baron DeStael and M Lessan respecting the Afghan boundary had been forwarded by Baron De Stael to St Petersburg Peters-burg for approval Baron De Stael and M Lessar had not Gladstone said ac ted as Russian plenipotentiaries in the conference con-ference which resulted in this agreement agree-ment i |