THE FRONTIER WAR.
THE KING'S CONfIBATOMTIONS. COOD CONDUCT OF THE TROOPS, ENEMY BEWILDERED AND .. DEMORALISED. or TELEGRAPH- —rRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT.' (Rec. March 3, 9.32 p.m.) ■ London, March 3. King Edward has congratulated, General. Willcocks oil having conducted tho Zakka lihels expedition:- with .so much skill. His Majesty said he considered'that tho bravery and good conduct of tho troops wero beyond all praiso. (Rec. 3, 10.30 p.m.) , .: , Calcutta, March 3. i;Tho' Zakka' Khels state that .tho swiftness of -: the -British : mdveiripnts .bewildered ■ them, and the now ten-pounder- mountain ,gun, tiring .smolteless powder, demoralised them., Tho-Afridis state .that,, they aro siok of fighting, oven among themselves. !- . Thoro.is some hopo of arranging a schemo for terminating; inter-tribal quarrels.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 137, 4 March 1908, Page 7
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115THE FRONTIER WAR. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 137, 4 March 1908, Page 7
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