RAIDS IN KENYA

Evening Star, Issue 19660, 13 September 1927, Page 5

RAIDS IN KENYA

ABYSSIKIAHS INVADE TERRITORY CLASH WITH BRITISH POLICE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 12. It. is learned from the British authorities in Kenya that on June 21 last a band of some forty or fifty armed Abyssinians, whose status is not clearly defined, raided Kenya territory in the Marabit district, and indulged in sheepstealing at the expense of the native population. The raiders were, however, met and at once engaged by the British police patrol at Bagaga, sulfering tho loss of four killed and _ a number of wounded. On the British side one constable was shot dead, while three were wounded. Tho Abyssinians then heat a prompt retreat to their own territory, taking with them tho rillo and ecpiipmcnt of tho dead constable and one baggage camel. In the absence of Sir Edward Grigg, the Acting-Governor of .Konya at once despatched a largo body of constabulary to search tho Northern Horr area for any further trace of the raiders. A few months ago Abyssinian regulars attacked tho supply column of a British caravan in the border district, killing its head man and causing other casualties among tho British. The Somalis, in reply to tho British representative on tho Abyssinian Government, promised an inquiry and redress for tho outrages, but so far its professions of goodwill would not appear to have led to any concrete results. The British Minister at Addis Abbaba has now been instructed to protest against this further incident, and it is hoped that this time suitable measures will be taken by that Government without undue delay.