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PLOTS FROM KABUL.
HOW GERMAN AGENTS
WERE TRICKED.
and left his comrades empty- handed.
to talk
The story of how the Ameer Habibullah hoodwinked the Turco-German Mission is a most fascinating one. When they first arrived he received them The connection between the with every honour, but as soon disturbances in the Punjab and
as they endeavoured the Afghan war has already been business his attitude was that of established. For several years past there has been an anti-a cat with a mouse. He said he British party in Afghanistan, but could not do anything unless he had the whole of his people so long as Habibullah lived its behind him; hence it would be members were powerless to give necessary to call a council repre- effect to their schemes.
To go back to 1915, there is evidence that the Germans Turks исте ia
and
the
sentative of all the tribes.
This occupied some months. When the council met he had conferences with the mem-
came
touch with the Indian revolubers at long intervals, which tionary party in Kabul, who
delayed matters for several styled themselves the Provisional
months more. Thea Government of India. The arch-
the news of the capture of schemer in this movement was
Erzerum by the Russians, Mahendra Pratap, the Pres whereupon Habibullah sent for ident." This man was educated the mission and told them they at the Aligarh College, and early had better go back and never in the war with Germany went to Berlin where he was received by retrun until ther could equip his. the Kaiser. It was there that army with guns, rifles, and aero- plots were hatched baving for planes. This was a subterfuge, their object the overthrow of for his sympathies were whole- British rule and the the establish-heartedly with the British Van ment of an independent" India. with the aid of the Gerrians and the Turks.
ed.
not
Hentig reached Berlin via China, but Mahendra Pratap remained in Afganistan with one of his colleagues. One of the stronges: supporters of these in triguery was Mabammad Tazri, the editor of the Afghan newsaper Siraj-ul-
Akhbar.
and
One of the first steps taken by Germany was to address etters to the Ruling Princes of India These letters, signed by Beth- mann Hollweg, were intercepted,
CONSPIRATORS IN INDIA. and the indignation of the In-
After the murder of Habibullah dian Princes when they were in- formed of the attempt to tamper the anti-British faction saw their with their loyalty was unbound-jopportunity. Young, wholly in- credulous. In bis communications experienced Bethmann Hollweg said he had, Amanullah was a very different
communicated
the type of man from bis "father, and with Princes direct before because they there is no doubt that he was in- were under the British Govern-fuenced in his decision to embark ment: bat now that Germany on his adventure against India by was at war with Great Britain the fairy tales of the co-conspire- afe asked for their support in tors in India.
Some of these conspirators were establishing an independent India, promising them additional in Delhi and in the Punjab, but the powers if they threw in their lot principal agent was the Afghan with the Kaiser.
postmaster in Peshawar, who as- On the back of some of the sured the Ameer that the Punjab letters Mahendra Pratap wrote a had risen according to plan, and few lines commending the Im-that the time for invasion had perial Chancellor's appeal. Har-come. Sir Michael O'Dywer had, ing called upon the Princes in however, quelled the rising in the the name of all that was sacred Punjab before the rebels could railway bridges and to assist. Mahendra added that destroy
THE HONGKONG „TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOFER 10, 1919.
if they were not bold enough to means of communication with the act as suggested they should at frontier, while Sir George Roos- east collect arms add ammuni- Keppel had surrounded and dis- tion and organise their armed the 6,000 Afghans in army, and thus make them- Peshawar city who had planned selves fully prepared for the great to sack the cantonment, and,
which coming occasion,
was having wiped out the Europeans, inevitable. The mighty German to join the Ameer's forces in Government," he said, which was driving the British out. of India. working in agreement with the Amanullah's move came too late. Turkish Government, had given Before his men had got beyond him special powers to decide all Tangi Springs we had rushed up a force to Landi Kotal, and within matters concerning India. *
u day or two pushed the Afghans back into their own territory. With the mobilisation of the field army vanished Amanullah's last hope of invading India-Times,
Further evidence of the con- spiracy is to be found in the letter of a spy hamed Mian, whose statement as to the situation in India and the alleged readiness of the tribes in Afghanistan to risa against the British was in- tended for the encouragement of the Ottoman Government.
HABIBULLAH'S ASTUTEXSS.
MORE BABIES. London is now making up its loss of babies resulting from the The late Ameer was however, low birthrate during the war. a thorn in the side of the Nearly 1,000 more babies were revolutionary party, and, he born last month than in July of thwarted them at every turn, last year: More were born in June Considering the influence enjoyed than in May, and more in July by some of the intriguer his than in June, so that the birthrate fidelity was truly magnificent is now well on the upgrade; but Eventually Habibullah turned the births during last quarter were the Turco-German: Mission out only about two-thirds of those in of Kabal, whereupon rap Hentie, the same quarter of 1914. It has the head of the Gamansection; been noticed that after every big took away the whole of the funds war births increase considerably,
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BIG FURNITURE STORE FIRE Damage amounting to at least £50,000 was done by fire recently at the premises of Messrs. Joseph Harris and Sons, carriers and furniture storers, Longwood, near Huddersfield. The property des- troyed included four steam motor- wagons, two motor char-a-bancs, and about 130 vanloads of private house furniture which was in store.
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A new use has been found for poison gas. A lady was waiting för a bus in a London street when poxious fumes overcame ber. She was taken suddenly with nausea, giddiness, and faintness -but after a few moments was able to pull herself together. She then found that a large parcel, the string of which had been wound round her hand, had been stolen, the string having been neatly cut. The doctor who attended her decided she bad been "gassed."
CHINESE FINANCIAL MUDDLE.
Our Tientsin contemporary, the N. C. D. Mail, says "The present financial muddle is just about as serious as it well could be, Government Bank Notes in Peking are only worth about half of their face value and there is an unpleasant likelihood of their depreciating still further. Every now and then one hears of experts being called in to suggest remedies whereby their value can be appreciated, but nothing yet done seems to be of any use whatever."
A GOLFING ACCIDENT.
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A remarkable accident occurred during a golf tournament on the St. Augustine's Links at Ebbsfleet, Thanet. At one point the links. adjoin the main road between Sandwich and Ramsgate, and es a ball was being played by Mr. Chapman, of Richborough, motor-car came into the line of fight along the road and the driver, George Thomas Castle, of King-street. Ramsgate, wa struck in the eye. The injury "way so serious that on the admis- sion of the patient to Ramsgate Hospital it was found necessaTY to remove his eye.
AN ARMOURED CAR'S DASH. The survivors of the ship Tara, about 60 in number. visited Saighton Grange, Chester, re- cently, to make a presentation to the Duke of Westminster as a mark of gratitude for their rescue by him from the Sonussi Arabs by his armoured car dash across the desert in 1916; after their ship had been torpedoed in the Gulf of Sollum. The gift, which was jointly presented by the survivors of the Tare and sever-1 from the Moorina, consisted of a silver casket surmounted by a miniature armoured car and bearing an inscription. Captain Tanner said that when the Duke saved the captives' lives they! were within five days of death from starvation. Captain Rupert Gwatkin Williams also spoke and told the story of the Duke's dash. In acknowleging the gift the Duke said the rescue party only did their plain duty. The crews had gone through a fearful time and had borne themselves like true Britons.
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