INDIAN WAR SERIOUS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 180, 25 April 1908, Page 5

INDIAN WAR SERIOUS

TURKS MOBILISING. ; V THREE TRIBES TAKJEJJf^RJVIS, POLICY CRITICISED. AMEER'S AUTHORITY,SHADOWY, or TKi.EGHirn—mess association—cprrßiont (Rec. April 24 )!; l'0.30 ' V : Calcutta,' April .24.' v More bodies of so-called Afghans; numbering several thousands, belonging to the Ningralar and Shinwari tribes, havo Crossed' tho Kabul River, and have'joined, the Mohmands. 1 ' ' ' - The Ameer's authority, which, was shadowy in relation to.them, was; hot Asserted, and tho Mullah's influence is, growing rapidly. \.A mobilisation of troops.has been ordered) London, April 24. Reuter reports that tho general opinion in Northern India, is that the policy,of withdrawal pursued in tho case ,of the Zakka •Kliels. is largely responsible for 'the present situation. Some of tho, frontier .-trilies.imagine that Britain i$ afraid of offending the Ameer. ' Lord Mint'o, the Viceroy, will, return- to Simla forthwith. • ' .

MOHMANDS NEAR PEgHAWAR.: THE WIRES CUT. : - , ' ; l , Calcutta, April 23. • • A strong forpo of Mohmands is within tw'onty. miles - of Peshawar. , .Tho ."wires between Shakaddar .'and TPeshawar -have '"been cut. V I , ',;/. .|/./.' ' Hazrat Sahil, k renowned, Afghan. mullah' has reached ShabbaZj Actively jnoitirig the fanaticism of the tribesmen. ,■' ; THE AMEER AND THE TRIBES. ' The Mohmand;- Shinwari,v..and., Ningraliir tribes, now in revolt,',were,■•'according to . "Tho' Tinges/' of February 23, specially ordered by the Ameer,; through die Governor of Jalalabad; not to assist the Zakka -Kheli?,.or thp enemies, of the British.Government, "which is in friendly alliance with-'Afghanistan^. At the'same.tim'e,the. military correspondent of "The "Times" comments: "It would have been, advantageous had the Ameer been-approached with a request to prevent the Zakka bandits from findinc, sanctuary in Afghan territory. It would have beeira-rueighbonrly act oil his ;part to, K'ave dosed Tliibai and Tsahsobi, Passes whenwe took,-the field,„but it njay .be jha'CimtiL he-, lias excogitated, an opinion' ijpoh: the Kussian, Agrcemont, tlm' Qoycmmenfc at India, may jfc undesirable "to,"trouble -his' -re- 1 pose, ine Ameer's reticence as. to his-view of,, that agreement, . Which largely involves"Afghanistan r lias caused soino apprehension. > ■" "