Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 255-256W. Blackwood, 1944 |
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Page 161
... Khyber at that time was mainly a political affair - depending on good relations between the local Chiefs and the British officer in charge . Warburton - as we have seen - was peculiarly well fitted to understand their good and bad ...
... Khyber at that time was mainly a political affair - depending on good relations between the local Chiefs and the British officer in charge . Warburton - as we have seen - was peculiarly well fitted to understand their good and bad ...
Page 164
... Khyber ; but they dared not disobey the Mullahs who came down in force , determined on a Jehad . Finally , when defeat was admitted , when old men of the tribe lamented the wanton destruction of their home- steads and valleys ...
... Khyber ; but they dared not disobey the Mullahs who came down in force , determined on a Jehad . Finally , when defeat was admitted , when old men of the tribe lamented the wanton destruction of their home- steads and valleys ...
Page 167
... Khyber adventure flourished ; and received fresh impetus from the re- appearance of Colonel Gordon Hearn , who returned from England with important purchases for the com- pletion of his own inspired project . His coming brought into ...
... Khyber adventure flourished ; and received fresh impetus from the re- appearance of Colonel Gordon Hearn , who returned from England with important purchases for the com- pletion of his own inspired project . His coming brought into ...
Contents
MWAS OF THE WATERWAYS BY JOHN WELMAN | 79 |
Contents for March 1944 | 156 |
A HUNDRED YEARS OF THE KHYBER PASS BY MAUD DIVER | 157 |
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