§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he can give particulars of the attack made by Upper Mohmand clans on the night of 5th and 6th May on friendly Mohmand tribes holding the blockhouses in the vicinity of Shabkadar and Nichni posts; and whether he can give particulars of the bombing by the Royal Air Force Northern Command on 6th and 7th May?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe Mohmand disturbances to which the hon. Member refers took place early in June, and a full official report has not yet been received. The available information shows that the hostile Mohmands, who numbered
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§ Earl WINTERTONThe most recent statistics of reported attacks and deaths from chlorea and small-pox in the two provinces named relate to the week ended 14th May, and are as follow:
between one and two thousand, opened fire on the blockade line close to Shabkadar early on 6th June. Bombing operations were begun on the evening of the same day by squadrons of No. 1 and No. 2 Indian Wings, Royal Air Force, and the hostile concentrations were dispersed by the morning of the 8th June. The casualties inflicted are believed to have numbered between 20 and 50.