29 FEBRUARY 1908, Page 3

Telegrams from the expeditionary force in the Bazar Valley announce

that General Willcocks agreed to suspend operations for two days at the request of the headmen of friendly Afridi tribes, who wished to discuss the situation with the Zakka Khel. In the House of Commons on Wednesday Mr. Morley said that he had good reason to hope that these negotiations would end in a satisfactory settlement before many days. He also stated that there would be no occupation of the tribes- men's country, in accordance with the frontier policy laid down ten years ago. The special correspondent of the Times in Friday's paper says that as a result of their discussion with the Zakka Khel the Afridi headmen are already prepared to suggest terms.