INDIA'S LOST FRIEND
The death of the Mehtar (ruler) of Chitral, a State on the north-West frontier of India, has deprived India of a loyal friend. He. achieved"supreme power in his. State as a result of dramatic circumstances that carry the mind back to days when influence at Chitral; situated near the main watershed of the Hindu Kush,.and commanding important passes, 'was regarded as one of .great importance, in view of the activities of the-Russians. In the spring of; 1895 the then Mehtar was murdered as the result of a, complicated intrigue, ;and the British and Sikh garrison was besieged for fortyseven days in the fort. The first of the relieving columns under Colonel Kelly encountered great difficulties on the snow-covered Shandur Pass (12,230 ft high), and its exploits are .among the notable .events of the history ol northwest. frontier warfare. Lord Curzon withdrew ■ the British India troops to the extreme south of the State, and handedover to the new Mehtar, who has just died, control, of the other posts —a task- that he performed v/ith unswerving faithfulness. The Mehtar visited the Delhi Durbar in 1903.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 9
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186INDIA'S LOST FRIEND Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 9
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