A MASSACRE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1110, 25 April 1911, Page 7

A MASSACRE.

THE FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. A REBEL VICTORY. DISHEAR7 ENED TOWN SACKED FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS. 5

By Telegraph—Press Association-Oopyrisht (Eec. April 24, 9.55 p.m.) Paris, April 24. Major Bremoud, who was heard from on April 18, reported that he was holding out against the Moors. The morale of tho troops under his command was excellent.

The Government are sending 12,000 reinforcements, and aro giving General Monier a total of 23,000 men.

The rebels have captured Mcguinez, falso reports regarding tho fall of Fez having disheartened the defenders. The Jewish part of tho town was sacked, and many of tho inhabitants massacred, No news has been received regarding the fate of tho European residents. SPANISH TROOPS IN READINESS. THE SITUATION AT FEZ. Madrid, April 23. An artillery column has been ordered to bo in readiness at Ccuta to proceed to Tetuan. A letter has been received from Dr. Verdon, showing that the Europeans at Fez discussed tho situation, but have been unable to formulate a plan to got tho Englishwomen safely out of the citv.

Tangier, April 23

Advices from Fez, under dato of April 16, were more reassuring. There had been no attack on the city for four days. ;,. CERMAN PRESS OPINIONS. '''■••■•. A NEW SITUATION. Bsrlln, April 24. The "Vossischc Zeitung" claims to be in possession of information showing that it is tho intention of Franco to occupy Tazakey, in tho interior of Morocco. It declares that its occupation will creato a new situation and destroy tho Algcciras treaty. THE ALGECIEAS TREATY. Tile Algeciras Agreement includes the following provisions-.—(1) A declaration relating to the organisation of a police force of 2000 to 2600, which was to he recruited by the Maghzen from among Moorish Mussulmans, commanded by Kaids, and distributed among the eight ports. Spanish and French instructors, officers, and non-commissioned officers were to assist the Sultan in the organisation for five years, subject to the control of an "Inspector-General selected from tho Swiss Army by the Swiss Federal Government. The instructors and officers were to be Spanish at Tetuan and Larache, mixed at Tangier and Casablanca, and French at Rabat and the other ports. (2) A declaration as to tho arms. (3) 'A concession for a State bank for forty years, worked by censors appointed by the banks of Prance, England, and Spain, and the Imperial Bank of Germany. (4) A scheme for improved collection of taxes, and the creation of new sources of revenue by mean's.of specified duties. (5) Regulations as ( , to, .Customsduties, etc., with a proviso,(tliat':on the frontier of Algeria the regulation" should bo the exclusive . affair of France and Morocco, and similarly of Spain and Morocco in the Riff country. (6) A recognition of the priuciplf of economic freedom, and the non-alienation of public services and public works.