Russia's Pre-occupation over Central Asia: Importance of Eastern Markets London, Jan. 0.
Discussing Afghanistan, a special correspondent of' the "Observer" says that old frontier jealousies are once more blazing up. It is a mistake to think that) tthe revolution has substantially changed the Russian pre-occupation over Ce Asia, and in the absence of definite under. landing "between, Britain and tunsin on Asiatic affairs, cou-plications must necessarily arise. Russia has turned more than ever to the East and fas made enormous sacrifices to. maintain hor footing on the Eastern markets, notably Persia and Turkestan.
The maintenance of Afghai stan as. buffer State is every whit as imperant to Russia as it la to India. 'The condition of affaire makes it urgent that, re-Iations between Britain and Rus-should be placed on a proper diplomatic basis as carly as pos-ie. The one thing which will insiantiy' silence the dissensions of the ruling party in Russia and
Bolshevik elements would be any rally to the Goversment the non-British challenge of the status ne in Central Asia, A rash move in the north-west frontier may effect. that more rapidly than it' is supposed, be-gauge the acuteness of suspici of the other side is not realized.
U.S. President's Embargo on Sale of Munitions to the Rebel Forces Washington, Jan. 7.
Following the receipt of the report that. Gen, Huerta had wars material' in. the" United directed his agents to purchase:
States, the Attorney-General has Loxpox, Jan, 8—An Atl-British Exhibition opens at Amsterdam on Thursday, January 10, for one month, organized by Dutch mer-interested in the recovery of British trade. It is support-Lord Kylsant and the British Chambers of Commerce. Its main object is to encourage [British trade with Holland and the' Bast Indies.—Reuter. of Britain's Failure to Meet "The Customs authorities have pected to reach the level of 24 feet the Dominions' Demands captured and brought to port the fon sorrow morning, when it is schooner Muriel E. Minters, fly-believed the maximum will be at-London, Jan. 4. ting the British flag, in the Gulf tained.
"The date of my departure 1s of Mexico outside the three-mile; Workers at St Denis are being approaching and I cannot longer limit," "They allege that the conveyed to the factories in manifest showed that the original remain silent on the question of boats, manned by military Empire wireless, on which there cargo was 3,400 eases of whisky engineers, should be no real difficulty. and the capiain's record. showed All shops at Alfortville above that 890 cases were missing. coming to a definite conclusion Paris are closed.
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