ARMS FOR THE AFGHANS.
CABLE NEWS.
United Tress Association—P>v Electric Telegraph Copyright,
A DHOW CAPTURED
BRUSH IN THE PERSIAN GULF. Received May 12, 8.30 a.m. LONDON, May 11. The cruiser Proserpine, in the middle of April, captured in the Persian Gulf an Afghan dhow containing 1,650 rifles and a million cartridges. Most of the weapons were of French manufacture. uwing to Afghan threats to destroy the English reservation at Jask, the cruiser Hyacinth landed marines and trained guns on the town. While the Proserpine was trying to intercept two suspicious coasters, Afghans, who were concealed, opened fire, killing a coxswain and seriously wounding another man. The marines still protect Jask.
Received May 13, 12.28 a.m. CALCUTTA, May 12,
The Afndis atTirga have definitely decided not to oppose the British. The mullahs efforts to inflame the Bawaur country failed, owing to the loyalty of the Swat tribesmen.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9088, 13 May 1908, Page 5
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146ARMS FOR THE AFGHANS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9088, 13 May 1908, Page 5
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