TROUBLESOME AFRIDIS
LONDON, February 10. Renter's Calcutta correspondent states that the Mowshera and Peshawar brigades, under General Wilcox, will march to the Bazaar Valley within a week to punish the Zakaka Khols. The expedition will test the value of Lord Kitchener's new organisation. February 12. The Humanitarians and the Nationalists in, the House of Commons heckled Mr John Morley (Secretary for India) regarding the Zakka Khels' expedition. Mr Morley, in reply, said that it had been sanctioned owing to there having been 11 previous raids in India within a short period. It must go forward now. CALCUTTA. February 11. The Zakka Khels number 4000. They are extremely unpopular with all their neighbours. February 12. Two flying columns, with Bright's reseive, are considered sufficient to make a demonstration in force, which will be confined to the Bazaar Valley, where the Zakka Khels winter. February 13. Major-general Willcocks, with 7000 men, left Alimasjid to-day for the Zakka Khels' country. February 14. The Paronioa Zakkas refuse to surrender five outlaws or to accede to other I British demands. I Major-general Willcocks is trying to prevent the Zakkas escaping into Afghanistan. He will penetrate the Bagar Valley simultaneously by several routes. February 15. Major-general Willcccks is advancing with remarkable rapidity, and has already closed the northern end of the pass commanding the Zakka Khels' country. The Afridis generally are quiet. Tlie Zakkas are removing their women and children. The British, force includes a battalion each of the Warwicks, Seaforth, and Munster Regiments. Encampments have been established at Aliwasjid, Landikopal, and Landikhana. February 16. General Willcocks's expedition has entered the Bazaar Valley. The troops were not molested. Spies state that the Zakkas are busily constructing sangars higher u.p the valley. Feb'iuary 17. Major-general Willcocks, with the scicojid brigade, reached Walai, the Zakkas' chief village, on Saturday evening, surprising the tribesmen, who did not •emfici. >lie troops until Sunday,
He thus prevented their garrisoning the strongest position on the hill above Walai, which the Seaforth Highlanders cc:/.cd without loss. Snipers killed one Highlander, and wounded adiothsr during the march through the mountain parses. The first brigade, under General Anderson, captured the Chora fort and village on Saturday night. Pressmen are now permitted to join the expedition. Major-general Willcocks's operations practically closed at the eastern part of the Bazaar Valley, cutting off the Zakkas' communication with the adjacent tribes. The" simultaneous, movement of two biigades disconcerted the Zakkas. The effect will be increased if the Landikotal column joins hand 6 from the north.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 29
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