INDIA'S TROUBLED NORTH-WEST

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 33, 3 November 1919, Page 5

INDIA'S TROUBLED NORTH-WEST

MEASURES TO DEAL WITH WAZIRiSTAN AN AIR OFFENSIVE By Toleerapli-Preßs AssoclaiioD-Oosyrieht (Rcc. November 2, 5.5 p.m.) Allahabad, October 28. Headquarters report that th s AVaziristun punitive force troops are concentrated at various points on the frontier, particularly at Baiinu Tana and Dardeni. This will be the first opportunity for the Air Force to act independently in India, i Tho latest types of machines have been received from Britain, including some that were intended to bomb Berlin. 'I he air raids at present are only in the nature of reprisals. The tribesmen will be given an opportunity to make submission. Already the Waziris have been hurriedly cutting the crops in preparation for our advance. , . It. is understood that the Waziris are receiving Afghan help and connivance. Affairs in the Afghan capital are unsettled. Attempts on the Amir's life have been made.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ AFGHANS WITHDRAWING..,, ! London, October. 31. The Australian Press Association is in-/] formed that advices from the north-west frontiers show that the Afghans are observing peace conditions and withdrawing from our frontier. During the recent trouble the British posts were withdrawn from Wa'/.iristan, and thiij led to an outburst of lawlessness, especially in the southern area, which the Indian Government is taking 6teps to repress.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.