India.
The Ameer, in a letter to the British Resident, states that the Afridis and Orakzais have asked him to submit an apology ;and ascertain on what condition a pardon will be granted. The Ameer also adds that if punishment is ordered there will be no necessity to hold any parleying on the subject, as the tribesmen deserve every punishment, and says that if the Afridis take refuge in Afghanistan he will not permit them to interfere with British territory.
Three columns of troops which recently left Peshawar to take part in the Tirah expedition have con centrated close to the Kyber Pas3.
Sir Wm. Lockhart's force has captured Arhanga Pass. BrigadierGeneral Westmacott's column seized the villages covering the pass. The Goorkhas managed to gain the crest of the pass, the enemy making a weak defence, then fleeing.
The British force enters Tirah Pass immediately.
The tribesmen in the Mistura Valley burnt their villages before retiring.
The Mollah Said Abkar has fled to Jarbad.
The Ameer of Afghanistan is endeavouring to effect the arre9fc of the Mollah Hadda.
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Manawatu Herald, 4 November 1897, Page 2
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178India. Manawatu Herald, 4 November 1897, Page 2
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