NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Tnnews from Afghanistan is threatening, though up to Friday it was not reported in the Times, which appears to be careless of its old role as the first newspaper in the world, and to be contented, in an hour when officials are untrustworthy, with semi-official information. Telegrams received by the Daily News and Standard, however, dated Lahore and Cabul, Wednesday, an- nouncethat Mahommed Jan has left Ghnzni for Cabnl with 25,000 men, that the Kohistanis are rising to join them, and that the Shinwaris, who can muster strong on the Khyber, have agreed to -threaten communications. It is added, that although Shirpore has been strengthened, the works are very extensive, and it will take all General Roberts's force to defend them ; while it is in- timated that Mahommed Jan may this time have cannon. We doubt that last statement, unless he waits till the snow has -cleared away, which may be another month ; but experienced observers on the spot, and the Persian news-letter writers, obviously expect a second combination against Cabul. There is force to resist it, but there is not force to do anything further, and General Roberts is said to have asked for reinforcements. His native soldiers suffer terribly from the cold, which brings on pneumonia, and a form of depression which amounts to disease.
