TRIBAL TROUBLE

Northern Advocate, 17 August 1933, Page 5

TRIBAL TROUBLE

NORTH-WEST FRONTIER SNIPERS FIRE ON PLANES. BOMBING REPRISAL. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) CALCUTTA, August IC. Aeroplanes that were reconnoitring hostile tribal territory on the NorthWest frontier were tired upon heavily by snipers hidden in villages, also by upper Mohmand tribesmen, on the march, it is. believed, for a new attack. The airmen were not wounded. As a retaliation, bombs were dropped on the Mohmand tribesmen, who dispersed in a panic. A clash occurred between the Mohmands and the Halimzais and the latter were compelled to retreat in the face of superior numbers. However, they inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, who lost 18 dead and many wounded.

“RED SHIRT” AGITATORS. COLD RECEPTION. (British Official' Wireless.) (Received 12.80 p.m.) RUGBY, August 10. The situation on the North-West frontier of India is practically unchanged. Small parties of Pinwaris from Afghanistan are reported to have joined the upper Mohmands, but there has lioen no fighting beyond the night sniping of a camp at Dane! and frequent tiring at aeroplanes.

There have boon no internal reactions to the trans-border trouble beyond a slight recrudescence of the “Rod Shirt” movement, but it is stated that North-West frontier province villages arc receiving “Red Shirt” agitators very coldly. Rain has fallen in Ghalanai region, damaging the roads. The British column has moved to Katsai, where hostile tribesmen are reported.