London, June 6.
'A. sensational incident occurred in Quetta, June 6, Major Farley and Captain and Mrs, Frere were motoring. They were in two cars, driven by Indians, and were held up by a barricade: of rocks. The cars had hardly stopped when the raiders seized the occupants and carried them off on camels across the Afghan frontier, to a village, 20 miles from Chamai Immediately upon receipt of the news police and troops were hurried to the spot, but they were unable to 0 ertake' the raiders before they und crossed the frontier. the House of Commons on Friday' evening when the entire House rose in ovation to the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Henderson, who, after a statement in regard to the report from the Government of India on Sovi propaganda in events in India, pas the North-western Front that evidence was being and examined by a special and that in case in the opinion this special body the evidence was considered sufficient to warrant] action, he would ask the House of, Commons to relieve him of the It is reported that the prisoners are being considerately treated and at present there seems to be no reagan for ansie.y regarding their responsibility of watching Russian [propaganda or to endorse a complete break with Soviet Russia—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, The local chief Hakim, of Spinbaldak, has gone with a body of Afghan troops to negotiate with the! raiders and it is hoped that the three prisoners will shortly be re-eased.
It is believed that the outrage is in retaliation for the arrest of tain members of the Achakzai tribe who were resident in British teritor Major Farley and Captain and Mrs, Frere have returned to Chaman
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