TRIBAL TROUBLES IN INDIA.
CABLE NEWS.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.
TRIBESMEN ADVANCING ON PESHAWAR. TELEGRAPH WIRES CUT. ReceivedV April 24, 9.35 a.m. CALCUTTA, April 23. A strong force of Mohmands is within twenty miles of Peshawar. The wires between Shahkaddar and Peshawar have been cut. Hazrat Sahil, a renowned Afghan mullah, has reached Shahbaz, and is actively inciting the fanaticism of the tribesmen. SITUATION BRCOMING SERIOUS. MOBILISATION *OF TROOPS ORDERED. Received April 24, 10.30 p.m. CALCUTTA, April 24. More bodies of so-called Afghans, numbering several thousands, belonging to the Ningrahari and Shinwari tribes, have crossed the Kabul River and joined the Mohmands. The Ameer's authority, which is shadowy in relation to them, has not been asserted. The mullahs' influence is growing rapidly. The mobilisation of the trjops has been ordered. ALLEGED CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. LONDON, April 24. Reuter reports that the general opinion is that the northern India policy and the withdrawal of the troops who were operating against the Zakka Khels are largely responsible for the situation. Some of the frontier tribes imagine that Britain is afraid of offending the Ameer. The Earl of Minto, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, returns to Simla forthwith. •
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9073, 25 April 1908, Page 5
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198TRIBAL TROUBLES IN INDIA. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9073, 25 April 1908, Page 5
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