THE MOROCCAN WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1925, Page 1

THE MOROCCAN WAR

iAustralia A N. 7 ,. Cable Association.] RIFF SFt'CKsS. LONDON, Sept. 22. The Rill's repulsed with bloody bisse-. Spanisb forces [lint weiv attompting an advance al Aliucemas. PARIS. Se|H. 22. According to a French correspond--111-c in Morocco, there are now S.oOO Spanish troops in the peninsula oi .Moriontieyo. If is Imped to soon increase this total to IS.OdO, but rough seas have prevented the disembarkation of reinforcements. The Spaniard have experienced the great dilticiiliy so far through a lack of water. Two tankers were beached, providing temporary relief. SPANISH CASFAI.TIKS. LONDON. Sept. 22. The "Daily Express’*" Barcelona correspondent slates; De Rivera - optimism has not allayed public anxiety. The official casualty lists are read with painful .surprise. [ have- a letter from a SpsuiMi ' thee. staling that the casualties at Ka.liatahan numbered two thousand m one attack in wliirh be took part • We !(,-[ nine hundred in the laudiug on the we-11-i'll extremity or Alhueenms Bay, proelnim.'il a g'eat -u<'cess. The landers are now isolated ; md are defending tlmmselves with great difficulty." Public opinion in Spain experts imcampaign to stop shortly, owing to the had weather. The nation patience is nearly exhausted. FRENCH SFCCF.SSF.S. PARIS. Sept. 22A comrnuuh|Ue Irom l-'z. summing til) the French operations during t-ie past week, state, s the Fivoeh have 111 W reo: cilpied all the post- oSt.i ilished in f 022. except in tin- .laust -eetor. Tim most imp.,riant political nsuit is the ivocciipation of Zawi Alilr't. whoso collect? oxorci-fs . , f political iiirtuotii-os ihnmjih ont Aloroeco. and the reinstallation oi the retf Derkawi. one of tiie most loyal nl the French supporters, who is now enabled to return to his residence.