OUTBREAK IN CENTRAL ASIA.
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Intelligence is to hand of a serious revival of fanatical aggression among native tribes in Central Asia. A large force of Turcomans is now threatening Meshed, a city in the north of Persia, containing 70,000 inhabitants. It is feared that an attack in force will shortly be made. Disturbances also occurred at Khokan, where a party of British surveyors were attacked by natives, who were, however, driven off, six of their number being killed. Twenty of the survey party lost their lives, but none of the British were injured,
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Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1121, 5 December 1883, Page 3
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98OUTBREAK IN CENTRAL ASIA. Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1121, 5 December 1883, Page 3
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