Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 205; Volume 208W. Blackwood, 1920 - Scotland |
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Page 170
... Afghans and trans - frontier Pathans were attracted to the Gulf from distant Kabul and Herat , as well as our own border . To give some idea of the fortunes made by the arms merchants in Masqat , I may instance the case of a Frenchman ...
... Afghans and trans - frontier Pathans were attracted to the Gulf from distant Kabul and Herat , as well as our own border . To give some idea of the fortunes made by the arms merchants in Masqat , I may instance the case of a Frenchman ...
Page 171
... Afghans were yearly making a pilgrimage to the Gulf for the purchase of arms , though in what numbers these were being conveyed thence to Afghanistan and the tribes on our frontier was unknown . In the cold weather of 1908-9 , however ...
... Afghans were yearly making a pilgrimage to the Gulf for the purchase of arms , though in what numbers these were being conveyed thence to Afghanistan and the tribes on our frontier was unknown . In the cold weather of 1908-9 , however ...
Page 172
... Afghans visiting the Gulf in the cold season of 1909-10 , during which they hoped to acquire over 50,000 rifles , a really ambitious scheme was put into train to checkmate their activities . Now these runners Afghan gun- were men of ...
... Afghans visiting the Gulf in the cold season of 1909-10 , during which they hoped to acquire over 50,000 rifles , a really ambitious scheme was put into train to checkmate their activities . Now these runners Afghan gun- were men of ...
Page 173
... Afghans should be denied permission to land at Masqat , from British India S.N. Company steamers plying to and from the Gulf , The Afghan reply to this was to take tickets to other ports , such as Chahbar , Jashk , and Bandar Abbas ...
... Afghans should be denied permission to land at Masqat , from British India S.N. Company steamers plying to and from the Gulf , The Afghan reply to this was to take tickets to other ports , such as Chahbar , Jashk , and Bandar Abbas ...
Page 174
... Afghans from secretly chartering sailing craft at more secluded Indian ports , and in them making the voy- age across to the Arabian coast . One was faced , there- fore , with the practical cer- tainty that 8 considerable portion of the ...
... Afghans from secretly chartering sailing craft at more secluded Indian ports , and in them making the voy- age across to the Arabian coast . One was faced , there- fore , with the practical cer- tainty that 8 considerable portion of the ...
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