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the walls on three sides at night and eatered it. The Gendarmes who are all
at heart for Islam, and were unwilling to fight, at once offered to surrender
and laid down their arms
News received state that, in addition to rifles and two guns, large quanti
ties of provisions which were lying in the Department fell into the hands of the
Mujahidin. All around Kazerun, the town has been strengthened by several
sangars and 300 reliable Tufangchis have been stationed in important positions
from Pui-i-Abgineh to above
It remains to be seen whether the people of Shiraz will keep quiet at this
juncture and quietly acquiesce in this killing of Islam. It is now time for
the great pontiffs of Shiraz to point out the duties of the Muhammandans to
them (people of Shiraz), and to put an end to the wicked actions of the
traitors of the country and their evil intentions.
The result of the article, “ In what plight we are ? ”
After the new treaty between the protectors of Islam, we published
an article on the above subject. Whoever has seen that article will know, m
view r of this great success at Kazerun and the presence of the “ natural M
forces, how we are bringing the enemies to the end of their tether.
“ 0 God, help u .”
Shiraz is not a place for any non-Muhammadan. New r s from Abadeh and
Ispahan.
According to information which we have received, the Gendarmerie
Department at Abadeh intended to arrest Muhammad Ali Khan, the Governor
of Abadeh. He learnt their intentions, attacked them and killed some of them,
while the remainder were besieged, Keinforcement has been sent from Shiraz.
Still we cannot foresee any success for them in any affair at Shiraz, and if the
news recently reported about the incident in Ispahan proves to be correct, our
booties in this raid will be more than the last one.
The news reported from Shiraz is that the Bakhtiaris have recaptured
Ispahan and made Zil-us-Sultan a prisoner. Although this news has not reached
us direct from Ispahan, but come from Shiraz, yet in view of the attacks which
the “ Asr-i-Jadid ” said were being made on Ispahan by the Bakhtiaris, who
had 58 casualties, they cannot have ceased their attacks. The news which says
that Zil-us-Sultan sent 3 Bakhtiaris in chains to Tehran gives colour to the
above report.
The advent of His Excellency Nizam-us-Sulfcaneh. Lately we have re
ceived two reports on the subject, one brought by the muleteers who have
been to those parts and have seen the German Turkish force as far as Sultana-
bad, Iraq, the other being fresh news communicated from Shiraz which says
that a Cabinet of Ministers has been formed by His Excellency Mostowfi-ul-
Mumalik It is evident that if this report is correct the advance in the north
will have been pushed on to the Capital. The suppression of news should afford
an inference to the patriots, who must not lose the opportunity and must pro
ceed to cut short the hands of the enemies.
Dated Borasjun, the 22nd Safar = 18th (received 20th) December 1916.
From— Mirza Muhammad Khan, Ghazanfar-us-Sultaneh, Borasjun,
To —Ali Akbar Khan, Mamur of Farman Farma, Bushire.
The day before yesterday I sent you a reply by your own sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. ; no
doubt it has reached you by now.
Now, as Meshedi Hussain Mujahid is leaving to see you, I beg to trouble
you with the following :—
(1) As regards the shot-cartridges, I have sent Muhammad Hussain
Khan to Daliki. Hujabr Nizam (Nur Muhammad Beg) replies
that he has no information about them, and swears that he has
no knowledge of them.
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