WAR BREWING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 43, 20 February 1929, Page 7

WAR BREWING.

AMANULLAH BUSY

Rebel Ruler's Days Numbered By Shortage Of Funds. KABUL PEARS ANNIHILATION. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) (Received 10.30 a.m.) DELHI, February 19. The evacuation of foreigners from Kabul is steadily proceeding. It is hoped this will be completed this week. The days of Bacchasakao's rule are numbered. He is short of funds and his followers are deserting him. Amanullah is endeavouring to gain the support of the priests and is increasing his motor transport for an advance on Kabul. Moslem sentiment in India has declared in favour of Amanullah. There ia an acute food shortage in Kabul and Kandahar, and the inhabitants of the former are fearing that when the Ramzan festival ends the city will be attacked by rival forces and will meet the same fate-as Jalalabad. All the British airmen who were recently in the aeroplane that crashed while flying in Afghanistan, and it was feared were being held to ransom, are now safely out of the country. FlightLieutenant Chapman has arrived =at Peshawar. Hβ stated that throughout he and his colleagues were splendidly treated by the Naquit of Charbagh.