"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎٢] (٣١٠/٢٠٩)

■with his predecessor. Later two Afghan
officials arrived at Dakka from Kabul to
enquire into the affair and to them the
Sarhang denied all knowledge of the
complicity of his khassadars in the affair>
but some of the khassadars are said to have
stated before the officials that they were
ordered by the Sarhang to attack Smatzai.
The Sarhang has dismissed these men, and
the officials, who are about to return to Kabul
after receiving handsome presents from both
the Sarhang and the Hakim of Lalpura, are
said to be inclined to support the Sarhang’s
version of the affair. The Amir’s reply to the
Viceroy’s letter is awaited.
Chaman, the Khusrogi outlaw, with a
few of his friends among the Peshawari out
laws, and Akbarai, Muhammad Din, and other
Khusrogis, have left for Kabul on receipt of a
summons from the Governor of Jalalabad.
Raids and counter-raids are being fre
quently committed by Khusrogis of Bazar and
the Shinwaris of Loargi. Jemadar Mir Ahmed
Khan and two sepoys of the Khyber Rifles,
while proceeding to Bazar on short leave on
the 9th June, came across a party of Shinwaris
at Seri Kandao, and a fight took place between
the two parties in which one of the sepoys was
shot. The Jemadar was carrying the wounded
man off on his back when he was again hit and
killed. Portunately some Zakka Khelscame
up and rescued the Jemadar and the other
sepoy.
Breech-loading rifles and a liberal supply
of ammunition have been issued to all Afghan
khassadars on this border. As there appears
to be no check on the consumption of the
khassadars’ ammunition, most of it will prob
ably find its way to Tirah.
ATwram.—The leading Khani Khel
Maliks visited the Political Agent on behalf of
the Mirza Khel, Haji Khel, and Awidarra Khel
sections, against whom there are a number of
cases pending (see Journals for April and May).
They were given to understand that Govern
ment insisted upon full redress for the Samir
raid (see Journal for January), and also for
other petty raids proved against them. After
some discussion, the Khani Khel Maliks agreed
to bring in the jirga of the recalcitrant
sections with all the property raided in the
Samir case, and the men charged with subse
quent raids in which damage had been done
to bridges, telegraph lines, and trees on the
Parachinar-Thal road, so that a settlement of
all outstanding charges might be arrived at.
A later report states that, though the Maliks
are willing to comply with our demands, the
young bloods are resisting the proposal to
restore the stolen property.
On the afternoon of the 28th May, a
fight took place on the Kurram border/ in