INDIAN FRONTIER TROUBLE
AFGHAN THEEATS. LOYAL TRIBESMEN. Press Association.—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 11. Owing to Afghan threats to destroy the English reservation at Jask, the Hyacinth landed a party of marines, and trained her guns on the town. While the Proserpine was trying to intercept two suspicious coasters some Afghans who were concealed opened fire, Killing the coxswain and seriously wounding another. The marines still protect Jask. CALCUTTA, May 12. (Received May 13, at 0.28 a.m.) The Afridls at lirga have definitely decided that they will not oppose the British. The Mullah's efforts to inflame the Ban-am country failed owing to the loyalty of the Swat tribesmen. CAPTURE OF ARMS. LONDON, May 11. In the middle of April the cruiser Proserpine captured in the Persian Gulf an Afghan dhow containing 1650 rifes and n, million cartridges. Most of the weapons were of French manufacture.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 14212, 13 May 1908, Page 5
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