THE RISING IN INDIA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10902, 8 September 1897, Page 2

THE RISING IN INDIA.

THE AMEER AND THE -MOLLAHS. ■ ■'■ . >ren Association-By Telegraph-Oopynght. " OALCOTTA, Ssptember 6. rhe Indian Govercm^t have thanked .the Se chiefs for their oiferof troops to assist B British, and regret is expressed that the 'vernmant are only able to employ a lS dßrUhh BA(terit at Oabul, at the request the Ameer, has submitted-a point : m conotion with the Mohmand. rising which the dian Government regard ■™-}™V 0«™X ,c Ameer, in an autograph letter to. the >vernment, stronglyconaemns the actions the mollahs in secretly mflaencmg, his biects. After-despatching this letter the awt ordered the outpost troops under his rect control'to prevent his,people trom inine the rebels. . The Mohmand, -people'- are quarrelling aonpst themselves, and it is not expscted ,at they will ofEtf any serious resistance , the British force. : They are now catight •tween the forces under Colonel Sir Bindon iood and thoss .undor.,,Brigadier-general lies ■' ■ • ■• i- '■■•''■ .'-.-'.' A force of 3000 Afridis and Mazazais have tken up a position opposite^Hudda and are aiting for reinforcements before attacking 'I'hTauthorities at ~Nepaul.have forbiddan ie circulation, of seditious native nsws-