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{in) Ali Kban is now 50 versts away from the railway in some or other
locality of the chul (desert). He has filled in all wells leading to his retreat
He has defeated every column sent against him. Nothing further has
heard of that of Karim Khan Baluch. n
(iv) There is much lawlessness in Rushan territory. Near Ak-Robat
12 merchants with VI camel loads of carpets and karakul skins were on their
way to Persia when they were waylaid by a band of Baluch robbers and
relieved of their goods. West of Ghangali there is a route leading to Persian
fearakhs where another band has taken up its quarters for waylaying travellers
Ihese men number 30, are not mounted, and are followers of Asadulla Khan
or Persian Kandakli. The Takhta Bazar, Tejen, and Merv roads are infested
by robbers and the Bolsheviks seem powerless to remedy things.
(?;) News has been received that a second expedition under Safar Khan
urkmen and Yusaf Armenian comprising 50 horsemen from Merv has been
defeated and dispersed by Khoja Ali Khan, Safar Khan being killed.
(m) The garrisons of Persian frontier posts in this area have abandoned
the places entrusted to them on account of a non-receipt of pay and have
returned to Persian Sarakhs. V J “ Udve
(mi) Kurtian, the Jew arrived from London (see last week's Summary
m Bussian U Samk a hs raph ^ ^ ^ Assistanfc CMef of the S P ecial department
10 ^ Meshedi deza (see last week’s Summary, pa^e
10 was given a pass by Muhammad Taqi Khan in his own hand- writing where'
Bolshevik a f n° pr0Ce ^ d to Askllabad m connection with a reinforcement of
Bolshevik troops. He was arrested by the police in Quchan and
custody but secured his release after the fightino* there He
m Quchan. o a
kept in
is now at large
MuhlmmlZd f- Ve H “ dUS arriTed ^ Qu ° han fr ° m B ° khara ' M Aftik
(*) Dharam Das, son of Kijhumal of Shikatpur, 19 years a trader in
(«) Dopalmal, son of Heman Das, of Sbikarpur, 8 years in Russia as a
trader.
(iii) G ^ s ^- sonof Das, of Shikarpur, 10 years trading in
W S0U ° f Thacomal - of SWkarpur, 8 years a trader in
W "Bakaman pries?^^ ° f 10 y earS “ a
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Tit A N S- FRONTIER.
Ashhabad .—September 25th.
organizations dealing with the question is to i g i 41 xhe , ob 3 ect of the
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revolvers strapped round their wai8tl° aSS1StaUtS ^ al1 tIlree go about with