London, Feb. 24.
Messazes from Peshawar state that a Rox Force aeroplane left for Kabul on Saturday to begin the evacuation of the British and other Legations, which are being withdrawn in view of the fact that, the existing circumstances, the maintenance of diplomatic missions, has ceased to serve a useful purpose: and in order to avoid any possibility, while Afghan internal affairs remain unsettled, of any untoward:
cident which might aviversely affect ions with Afghanistan, The aeroplane landed safely but was unable to take off again owing to snow on the aerodrome, and other aeroplanes which had been standing by at Peshawar therefore did not take off.
British aeroplanes since Christmas have carried over 500. passengers, including more than 300 women and children, from Kabul to. Peshawac, comprising British, French, German, talion, Swiss, Rumanian, United States, Persian, Turkish. Syrian and Afghan nationals. Flights have often been made in extremely bad weather conditions, The five aeroplanes which arrived fat Peshawar to-lay from Kabul brought 27 passengers comprising some of the members of the British Legation and the entire staffs of the French and Italian Legations. members of the will be evacuated sew Delhi, Feb, 25. h Minister, Sir Franci wphrys, together with the remembers of the British mn, have been evacuated by air from Kabul, and have arrive! safely to-day at Peshaxar—Reuter.
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