INDIAN FRONTIER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 116, 7 May 1908, Page 3

INDIAN FRONTIER WAR.

the enemy weakened. Calcutta, May j. During yesterday's fighting, Lieuten»nt Campbell, of the Fortieth PatHans, received a gunshot wound in the thigh. A private of the Royal Munsier Fusiliers and the Sepoy Khaibar Rides <ras also wounded. j

SPEARS TO PLOUGH-SHARES. London, May 5. Renters' agent reports that the majority of the Zakka Kliels are sowing maize at Maidan. Those in the Bazar Valley threaten to op[*>sc Sufi's adTance. The Mohmands arc harvesting their trope. Several Indian Maharajahs have offered themselves for the Imperial service and have offered troops to the Indian Government.

GENERAL WILLCOCKS' FORCE. Calcutta, May 5. General Willcocks has control of British and native troops on the frontier. Received 6th, 11.10 p.m. Calcutta, May <i. Troops mobolised on the North-west frontier of India comprise 31 lattalims of infantry, 15 squadrons of cavalry, j sad W guns.

SUSPICIONS REGARDING THE AMEKB Received 16th, 11.10 p.m. London, May 6. The continued silence of the Kabul authorities regarding the frontier raids is viewed with grave suspicions in Britain I

AFGHANS RETURN' HOME. Received 6th, 11.50 p.m. Calcutta, Mav 6. The result of Monday's %ht has disWedited Bufi Sahib in his efforts fcouae the Afridis He and his followM* have returned to Afghanistan. The fight showed that the Afghans were quite unable to face tiv artillery. Hid their final retreat was precipitate. A shell killed three mullahs hiding in • mine.