SPORTING

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3372, 29 December 1919, Page 5

SPORTING

AUCKLAND R‘AC'ES. ' AUCKLAND, This Day. For the -second day there is fine weather and a fair attendance. Results:- _ ' . Bowen Handicap.-——Ruatara 1, War Tank 2, Oak Abbey 3_ ‘Scr: Clomnel. Won by a length. Time 1.15 4-5 . Islington Plate.—-Gloaming 1, Rossini 2, Hymestra, 3. ‘AII started. Won by :1 length; four lengths‘ separating ‘second and third horses. Time 1.38 4.5. V

Electric Handicap.——Silver Link 1, Miss Mimic 2, Scrap of Paper 3. Scr: Hymestra and King Abbey. Won by one and ..a. half lengths-. Time 1.0.

Ponsonby Hurdles. ——- Rekanui .1, Notability '2, Movement 3_ All started. Won by seven lengths. Time 3.13.

PALMERSTON mess. PALMERSTON N, this day. The Manawatu Racing Club ’s meg2ting concluded . to-day in glorious weather, the track being in good order. Results: A

Whitmore ‘Hack.-—lma.ribbon 1, Railoa.n’d 2, Woody Glen 3. All started. Won by a. length. _’l‘ime, 1.56. ' '

' Tiritea, Hm-dles.fi—sail Home 1, vHla.u--tafiWa.2,‘Zeus 3. Scratched: Sir Donald,‘ -aim‘ Sartosfa. ‘Won by three lengths. Time, 2.45 3-5. ‘

INDIAN FRONTIER FIGHTING.

FIERCEST FIGHTING KNOWN ON FRONTIER.

BRITISH HELD »UP ‘BY MAHSUDS. ' ' , LONDON, Dec, 26. A message from Manvdannakuneh dated December 22nd, states that the last three days, have witnessed the fiercest fighting known on the frontier. The Mahsuds displayed the utmost determination in opposing the British operations, and resisted in a lllo‘St‘Stllb_' born manner all e_fi'ol't.s to advance. The Derajat column remains eneLlmpe=d on the Palosina Plain, but the enemy has tasted the bitter fruit of hismad resistance, and spent the day burying his' dead. Our casualties are heavier, indeed, than during the whole of the Tirah campaign, but the tribesmen suifered as never, before. Prob?ably for‘ the first time in history the Panthan has left over fifteen dead. on the hilltops. ’ '

ANOTHER VVAR MUDDLE.

ANGRY COM.MENT IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, Dec. 26.

Another war mu‘-ddle has been revealed. A series of disclosures in the Times is causing angry comment. It appears that the-‘reverse on ‘the Indian frontier followed on commissariat and other bungling, which afiected the troops. The Viceroy’s cablegram to London remarks that the re't‘iremen.t on December _lßth was due to the unstoadiness of two units, which suffer: ed heavily, and lost numbers of ofi‘icers. This is further explained in London by the fact that the bulk of the trgops were quite new and "untrained to mountain warfare.’ Their time lately had been devoted to prej:r..rzlt:'=cns for open country operations.

SCATHIG CRITICISM.

LONDON, Dec. 26‘

An eyewitness of the» Afghan campaign writes scathingly in the Times‘. He says the British had 100,000 troops on the frontier, butVn.ot enough 't'rla.nsport to move them; The result was hugeio'mlmovxable force sat down for months_

H EAVY WEATH ER.

GALES IN ATLANTIC ‘AND CHANNEL.

MANY CASUALTIES REPORTED.

LONDON, Dec. 25,

Gales are raging in the Channel and Atlantic. Casualties reported are principally among lighters, a dozen of which were Wrecked on the Belgian coast and several erews were lost. ‘An unknown freighter fountlered with all hands. ~ A

LOST ON THE GOODWINS‘

LONDON. Dec. 26.

M The Deal lifeboat responded to distress signals last evening, and searched throughout the night during the gale. The crew of the lifeboat found a large quantity of wreckage, suggesting that a ship had foundered after collision or broken up on the Goodwins_ There was no trace of the ship’s crew. ' The correspondent adds that the frontier is in turmoil. It has been reeently suggested that General Raw linson sh_ould take over the frontier opera.l‘ion'/s as ‘a. prelude to his accession to Hie Indian command.

A TE RILLING STORY.

CAIRO, Dec. 26.

Details of the deaths of Major Stignend (West Kents} and hiajor White (of the Essex Regiment) provide a thrilling story of British frontier fighting. Major White, commanding an equatorial *b'.ltta.lion, explored from ‘ Tombe, amongst disafiected tribes recently attacked British posts, compelling retirement and killing twelve. Major Whfite re,‘-estaldlished the posts, but was heavily attacked on the night of November 15th. In -severe hand-to-hand fighting, the enemy suf-L fered heavy losses. Ou-r losses were seven killed, and nine Wounded. Major Stignand, Governor of Mongolia, with a further compahy, joined Major White, and proceeded to clear up the country. The rest is unknown, but in December a. mutilated telegram» Wxa‘S_ received reporting that a thousand of the enemy, on December Bth, rushed the advance guard column, which was marching in open square f01‘n1a."fl011_. through thick grass seven feet high, driving itwipon the main body. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting ensued, and Majors White and Stingnand, a craptain,. twenty-two rankerst and four chirrierg were killed. The enemy were driven of, and the column manaxged to .w'ithdmW after a. five days’ march through long grass. A punitive expedition is being delayed by flood conditions.

MAHSUDS ACCEPT . TERMS.

' M M DELHI, Dec._27. The Mahsuds have. accepted ternis.