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Thado Warfare. The Thado is an enemy by no means to bo despised when tiie matter is one of jungle- fighting and guerrilla warfare.^ Initiative is not his strong point in war, and he will readily admit that his best plans for taking the offensive are conceived in his cups and abandoned with the return of sobriety and consideration. Thus during the Thado rebellion of 1918-19 plans were repeatedly made, and as often abandoned in the morning, for sending parties through Naga country to cut the telegraph wires between Kohima and the plains as well as between Kohima and Manipur. His tactics are mainly defensive and the prevailing note is ‘tip and run.’ Ambushes are laid, posts or camps are worried by night attacks which there is never any intention of pushing home, and the enemy is generally harrassed. but never engaged in the open. Stockades are built across narrow paths where the turning of them is likely to prove tedious and prolonged, and are defended as long as the def...

THE LUSHA1, KUKI AND THE ALLIED TRIBES In spite of some differences existing between the Lushais and the Kukis they can safely be described as allied tribes belonging to the same group. Again. among the Kukis themselves there are several more or less different triberr, e.g., the Chasads, the Sooties, the Howlongs etc.' The Kukis. in fact, come under the jurisdiction of several states. The Lushai Hills of Assam, a part of north-eastern Tripura, a part of Southern Manipur, eastern ranges of Chittagong and a part of Western Burma are inhabited by these tribes who carriad on depredation for many years indiscriminately on all the neighbouring tribes and territories. Mr. McCabe. I.C.S.. who was for sometime Political Officer of the North Lushai Hills, in his famous report on the outbreak among the Eastern Lushais in March, 1892,has classified the Lushais geographically. According to him the word 'Lushai' is a compound word,. consisting of two component words: Lu (meaning 'h...

KHUPTINGLE NGAMBOM THUSIM NGAINOMUM Masanglaiyin Khupting kiti nungah khat le Ngambom kiti gollhang khat ana umin, amani chu koiphung koichang ahilhon ding tuchan geijin seichen thei ahinai poi. Hinlah Kukite lah’a phungkhai khat vang hitei dingin ginchat ahi. Amani chu ana kingai lhon in, athusim chu hiti ahi: Khuptingte inchendan chu neile gouva bulhing le mi phatah te ana hiuve. Hijeh chu khosung vengsung le gamsunga mi tampin ja tah le ngailutna ana neijun ahi. Alangkhat a Ngambom te chu Doichoi le inchen kitup lou kaose banga mihon anathet u ahije. Hiti chun inchen louchen kibah louna ana umjongle Khupting nu le Ngambom nu chu anungah lai lhon a pat’a golcha kingaitah anahi lhon’e. Hiche lai khang chun Galngam kiti pasal minthang tah khat jong ana umin, ama chun chapa khat le chanu ni ananeijin ahi. A upat hatlai tah in Galngamchu Suvaikenun doithun Suongko khat ah ana khumlih dentan ahi. Galngam chapa minchu Manglai anakitie. Manglai chun Buhpi te chanu khat Tonlhing ki...