Simla, Sept. 19, A battalion of Guides, accompanying a relieving column from Chitral, administered a salutary lesson to a band of Shamozai tribesmen; which the Fakir Alimgarh collected to harass the column.
The Guides cut off 120 of the tribesmen from: the main body and killed 20 of them while many of the others were wounded.
The Guides lost only 2 killed and 8 wounded and the column passed through safely to its destination.~- Reuter, London, Sept. 19.
An attempt will be made shortly to fly over Mount Everest by the Marquis of~Clydesdale, eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton. The Marquis is well-known as_ the "boxing Marquis", owing to his handiness with gloves. His attempt will be made independently of any other expedition, The Marquis has had considerable flying experience and is well equipped to make such a trip. He is squadron leader-commander of the city of Glasgow bombing squadron -of the Auxiliary Air Force. At present he is touring the western highlands in a seaplane—Reu-. ter,
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