BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Timaru Herald, Issue 170300, 20 August 1920, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

PRINCE'S VISIT TO INDIA. NEXT YEAR. By. Electric Telegraph—Copyright. lieuter I 's Telegrams. DELHI, "August 18. Tii6 decision to postpone the Prince's visit to India- was expected. Tile agitator Gandhi has been openly advocating a_ boycott of his visit as part of the Khalifat agitation. Without interfering so far the Government is closely watching li.is campaign. Loyt lists in India profoundly regret the postponement, but hope to welcome the Prince a year later.

POLITICAL OFFICER, 3IURDERED

Colonel Leacliinan, Royal Sussex regiment, political c lieur at Di.larm Divn, was treacherous'.y murdered by Arabs at ivafaunyta, half way between Felruja and Bagdad. lie spent the night witk.a chief named Zoba., whose son shot Leaehman in the head while motoring. The body was recovered and buried with military i-onours. MESOPOTAMIA QUIETER. A quieter situation is reported in Mesopotamia. No fresh developments occurred in the Hillah area. Our forces are guarding the Euphrates. Communication is still interrupted north of Baquabah. Several stations appear to have been burnt and the Government offices looted in this district. All is quiet north of Bagdad up to Mosul, but there has been some firing on our troops at Felluja.

A' MOSLEM TREK

INDIA TO AFGHANISTAN.

. DELHI, August 17. Efforts are being made to check the flood of Indian Moslems into Afghanistan, they being beyond control. After the Amir had issued instructions against tile influx, barbed ivire barriers were erected on. the frontier, but the pilgrims, numbering 10,000, rushed them, and threatened to fight an Afghan regiment posted to prevent ingress. Eventually the Khalifat representative was allowed to pass, and he secured permission for the remainder of the pilgrims to pass, but further batches will be forsi'.lly resisted. Peshawar is in a state of excitement, as the pilgrims throng the baznars, causing chaos and confusion.