THE MARCH ON LHASSA.
A ''HOLY WAR " FOR THIBETANS. (Received Mav 16, 10.36 p.m.) LONDON, May 16. The lamas are preaching a " holy war." Two thousand warriors are reinforcing the Thibetans at Fort Gyantse, against which the bombardment continues with superior jingbals, but British sharpshooters keep the (ire down. The British have burnt several villages for harbouring the assailants.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 113, 17 May 1904, Page 3
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59THE MARCH ON LHASSA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 113, 17 May 1904, Page 3
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