"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎١‎٢‎٧] (٣١٠/٢٥٨)

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Without be a V Vee,; Par " cMnar and Malana, and
without alarming the inmates, drove off :
flock of 179 sheep. When passim* so m
rai edit , mthe M ‘ litiali ^. a Militia sentr
raised the alarm, whereupon a pursuit part
biit the ft and re ‘ ca P tured al > the stolen sheep
but the thieves unfortunately got away. 1
, n !f ht °f 30th August, a raiding
g. n of Mukbils made an attack upon a small
hamlet of Kunjahzai; the villagers, however,
^ere on the alert and repulsed the attack,
inquiry into the case has elicited the fact
that this raid was planned by two Mukbils
ot the Kurram village of Ghozghari, who,
with their accomplices, Mukbils of Afghan-
istan, fled across the border.
. 1 .,9 n September, the Kurram
militiamen who had been captured by the
Alghan troops (see last two Journals) were
rought in to British territory under an escort
Afghan troops and handed over with their
rifles and equipment. The Officer Command
ing the Afghan troops at Ali Khel wrote a
veiy polite letter to which a suitable reply
was sent. His Excellency the Viceroy has
written to the Amir about the incident, ex
pressing regret that the militiamen should
have crossed the border, for which they will
be suitably punished, and thanking His High
ness for their release, which it is understood
was done under orders from His Highness. The
Havildar states that he crossed the border in
an endeavour to arrest some Mangals of
Kurram who were cutting wood in Afghan
territory, and in this he is supported by the
men who were captured with him. This is,
however, believed to be a fabrication concocted
by the men while in captivity, as it was not
the reason given by the men who escaped, or by
some villagers who accompanied the patrol.
The capture of the militiamen has led
the Jajis living just across the border to think
that they can insult the Militia with impu
nity. On the 3rd September, a Militia
patrol, on arrival at the Peiwar Kotal, came
across a number of Jajis, who, although the
patrol was within the British border, met
them with abusive epithets. The Militia
Havildar, however, kept his head, and there
was no disturbance, but the Jajis gave out
that the Militia had fired upon them, and
wounded one of them in the leg: this story
was on enquiry found to be false.
The Mastu Khel Maliks, who came to
Sadda over the case of Gul Muhammad (see
last Journal), have left Kurram peaceably,
hut in a bad temper. On return to their
homes, they met in jirga and decided that, as
the authorities were going to punish Gul
Muhammad without referring the matter to