File 3300/1916 Pt 3 'Aden News-Letters: 1919-20' [‎343r] (41/633)

forces, lately much Increased by new adherents, are now at tada
( and Kokaban, and are within £ days of Shahara and £ana*Abu Neb,
an ex-aspirant to the Imamshi., is in alliance with Ibn Saud
and is fighting the Imamie troops at Jabel Norn, This news has
not been confirmed by Captain Pazluddin.
( Reports of an impending attack by Ibn Saud on Sana and
Shahara aro continuous. Accordinp to‘Captain Pazluddin the
Wahabi army marched north after taking Rbha, but a new army may
have appeared. I am asking Captain Fazluddin for information
on this point.
A traveller from Mavia reports that the Imam’s Anil at
Taiz summoned the local Sheikhs of yiavia and demanded from each
50 men to serve in the Imam’s army. The Sheikhs, who refused to
comply with the demand, were put in prison and have been told
that they will be kept there until they have completed the num
ber demanded.
The same Informant states that Ibn fcl Warith,the Amil
- at iavia, has been relieved by Laid Mahomed El Amir from Lana
and that Lheikh lahomed Nasir Mukbil of La via has been appointed
his lieutenant. From another source it Is reported that the
Imam has assigned ^ 1,000/- per mensem to £heikh Mahon d Nasir
Mukbll o t of the taxes collected in his ooun ry.
Travellers’ reports of concentration of Imam’s troops
at Ibb, Taiz, etc., are continuous, but one of our seer t agents,
who lately visited th se places states that no troops beyond
the usual parrlaone have arrived.
ash: .
Captain Fazluddin reports that a party of Europeans
landed on the Island of Saqid, one of the Farsan group,
from an unknown ship, on the 19th October last. I suspect
that/