CHICKEN-HEARTED COOLIES.
PANIC CAUSES ROUT. (Received 5.20 a.m.) CALCI TTA. February 25. The repulse of the military police by Uie Naga tribesmen was due to the Naga nen rushing the baggage coolies in the Mar of the force. The codlies were seized with panic, and droppmg their loads, clung to the Sepoys. Many of the Sopo.-g, hampered in this way. were unable to '.ire. -Reinforeem.nit> have been dispatched.
A body 01 military police was on the idtn met. up ~,i iho north-east frontier taqmrins into the murder of throe men. "hen in dense bush the force was attacked by hoatilr Saga tribesmen, and repulsed. Nine coolie bearers were killed and twenty-seven wounded. Among the bepoys four were killed and five wounded.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 49, 26 February 1913, Page 5
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