THE AFGHAN RISING
. AMIR IN FEAR OF HIS LIFE (By Telegraph-Prcss Aesociation-.Copyrieht -' "(Re.e. May 30; "7.55. p;in.j ; . ■ , Simla, : May 29. The" fact is iiqw confirmed that Nasriilla Khan'-(concerned,'in the assassination of the ; lato Amir) is alive. '.He is lodged ; bnt notimnrisonedin the Kabul citadel. The Amir occasionally visits him 'and <lisousse3 matters of- policy. Nasmlla is fed from -the Amir's table, but Ilia family is riot allowed to visit him. The money riindo by Nasnilla,in'ilic'gun-run-ning;'trade", has been confiscated." ■' ' The Amir-lives in-constant-dread of assassination,", arid barely leaves, tho precincts of tho palace., Only trusted.persons are admitted-to his quarters. No durbar has'been held sine© the one at which he announced his intention to invade India, —Eenter.-" ' .--.-. •■> SERIOUS RISING IN KURDISTAN RELIEF FORCE SENT (Bee. May 30,-8.4-5 p.m.) • ■ ...... - ( - • London, May 2!). ■A serious rising is reported from Mosul. Rebels in Kurdistan' defeated'.the gendarmerie and cut. the. telegraphs. _ It is /eared that detachments of British officers iuid troops havo beqn taken prisoner. It is-believed that tho Young Turk party instigated the rising. -The Mesopotamian army is sending relief forces.—Aus.-N.Z. Cabio Assn. .'. .
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 211, 31 May 1919, Page 7
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177THE AFGHAN RISING Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 211, 31 May 1919, Page 7
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