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Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1920, Page 5

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MENACE TO BOLSHEVISM, COUP IN AFGHANISTAN. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.— Copyright. Received Sept. 13, 12.55 a.m. • Delhi, Sept. 12. News has spread throughout Central Asia that the Bolsheviks have occupied Bokhara, overthrown the Amir, and forced him to flee. They also imprisoned all Afghans in Bokhara. The news is considered of great importance in the Moslem world, and all eyes are now turned to Afghanistan, where the attitude of the Amir is regarded as uncertain.—Aus,-N,2. Cable Assn. THE OPERATIONS IN PERSIA. Received Sept. 12, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 11. The War Office announces that a strong column of Indian troops left Bakuba to operate around the Persian railway. Another column left Kizilj robat, and will operate towards the first column. Two other columns converged |upon Shabraban, which was relieved without resistance, resulting in the release of Mrs. Bi*;hanan, the wife of a British officer, and her companions. The object of the expeditions is to clear the railway into Persia, and to bring the Persian camp at Keriud, where British women and children are refuging, into touch with Baghdad again. The Indian Government has accepted the offer of the Maharaja of Kupurthalia to send his infantry to assist in | the operations in Mesopotamia.—ReuI ter Service.