FRONTIER FIGHTING.
AFRIDIS AND SHIAHS. TRIBES LOSE HEAVILY. Australian and X.Z. Press Association. (Received .\pril 26. 1.5 a.m.) DELHI, April 25. Renewed fighting is reported in Tirah, on the north-east frontier, between the Afridi and Shiah tribesmen. The Afridis attacked the Shiahs at dawn yesterday, inflicting heavy casualties. They captured two picket posts, but the Shiahs counterattacked, and recaptured the lost ground. Fierce fighting is -expected shortly.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20239, 26 April 1929, Page 13
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