THE TROUBLE IN INDIA.
THE NATIVES QUARRELLING. (Per Press A<swi>iti»n. —Copyright, i Calcutta, Sept. 6. The Mohammed poc-ple are quarrelling amount themselves and it is not expected they wiii offer any serious resistance to the British force. They are now caught between the forces under Colonel Blood and Bri-gadier-General Ellis. A force of three thousand Afridis and Mazzias have taken up a position opposite Hudda, and are waiting for reinforcements before attacking Kurim. The authorities at Nepaul have forbidden the circulation of seditious native newspapers. The Indian Government has thanked the native chiefs for the offer of troops to assist the British, and regret is expressed that the Government is only able to employ a limited number. The Ameer in an autograph letter to the Government strongly condemns the action of the mollahs in secretly influencing his subjects. After despatching this letter the Ameer ordered the outpost troops under his direct control to prevent the people joining the rebels.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 419, 7 September 1897, Page 3
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