AFGHAN THRONE.
REBEL KING SWEEPING COUNTRY.
FORCES MARCHING ON KAN-
DAHAR.
(Australian Press Association.) Received May 28, 9.5 a.m. DELHI, May 27. The armies of Baccha Sacco, the rebel King, are sweeping Afghanistan. They have captured M.azaisnarif and are marching on Kandahar, ex-King Amanullah’s capital, which is expected to fall shortly. In the last-. battle preceding his flight, Amanullah lost nearly 3000 men killed.
AMANULLAH AT BOMBAY,
TRAVELLING WITH MANY MONEY * BAGS.
(United Service.) DELHI, May 27. The Afghan Royalist party passed through Delhi arriving at Bombay today. The party will leave on Wednesday for Italy'. A fleet of motor-cars brought ex-King Amanullah, the former Queen, and other members of the Royal Family. They had no baggage, but over twenty bags of money.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 151, 28 May 1929, Page 8
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