A FATAL ERROR.
CABLE NEWS.
United Press Association—Ry Electric Telegraph Copyright.
IN PURSUIT OP SMUGGLERS
SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE TROOPS IN CONFLICT.
Received May 13, 8.31 a.m. LISBON, May 12
A gang engaged in smuggling tobacco from Spanish territory into the Portalegre district of Portugal at midnight met a party of Portuguese Guards.
During the fight, the Spanish troops who were in pursuit of the smugglers, crossed the frontier, and were mistaken for a second gang of smugglers. A terrible conflict ensued until the error was discovered.
The smugglers fled to the mountains, leaving several dead, including two women. Several soldiers on either side were wounded and killed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9089, 14 May 1908, Page 5
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107A FATAL ERROR. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9089, 14 May 1908, Page 5
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