THE AFGHAN TROUBLE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 24 May 1919, Page 5

THE AFGHAN TROUBLE

— * ENEMY DEMORALISED. RESULT OF BRITISH AIR HAUL). BY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT - * (Renter.) ALLAHASSA©, May 21. ]; The situation on the Afghan frontier is quieter. The air raids are having a demoralising effect on the enemy. The British forces occupying Dakka are undisturbed, hiit 4he: qn Peshawar ridge are being fired upon. The reports from ofher parts of the frontier are satisfactory. The attitude of the tribes remain® 'good. Six aerial raids have heen made on Jelallabad. Four Twmbs nvere dropped on the Ameer's palace and four amongst two thousand infantry on parade, causing fifty casualties. Th e infantry fled to the "barraeis, which was bombed, 6ix direct hits .being obtained. Altogether fifteen machines dropped two tons of bombs on the towns, ■tfhich were much knocked about. Peshawar advices report that the fate of the Ameer's elder brother is doubtful. In some quarters It is reported that he died a few days after the new Ameer's accession, but the Afridis think he is still alive. It is stated that the Ameer offered Nasrullah the throne, saying he himself was going to the Khytxer front in the t -Uniform of a common soldier. Nasrullah declined, on the ground that the offer should be made to the late Ameer's eldest son. Nasrullah also declined the command oi the Khost army. , The British army authorities are * making methodical plans to continue the war. Great quantities of store® and ammunition are going forward to Khyber.