INDIAN FRONTIER FIGHTING.
BRITISH FORCES "ATTACKED
(Reuter.) Received October 21, 12.10 a.m
SlMLA,'October 18
• A gathering of Wa'na Wazias, 300 strong, attacked a.* reconnoitring party under Manghi and Liini on October oth. The casualties were 2 9 killed or missing, including one British officer. The enemy lost heavily.
A column from Ivawi bridge, on the 6th, engaged the same party, then estimated to be 6,00 strong, near Manghi. It first dro^e the enemy into the hills, but later apparently fell into an ambush.,. The column was only able to reach Kaur bridge after heavy fighting.!; The casualties are believed to have been approximately eighty, 'including two British and one Indian medical officer. A fresh column %ith guns proceeded to Manghi on October 8 th.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17694, 21 October 1919, Page 5
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124INDIAN FRONTIER FIGHTING. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17694, 21 October 1919, Page 5
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