THE MOROCCAN WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1925, Page 2

THE MOROCCAN WAR

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

RATS' RTOI’S CAMPAIGN.

BARIS, Sept

There i- torrential ram in the Fez and Taz.a district-. This has practically ended the campaigning, so the present French line will he held during tin* winter.

Fortunately ihe rains did not o.cur in the middle of the big French attack. or the l-'rench troops would have I,con m a most difficult position.

BIFFS' ('UNFII)FNCF LONDON. Sept. 29. The ‘-Daily Fxpress” publishes m with Sidi Mohammed i’ll • rother of Alniel Krliu. who is - i,landing the Riff Army. The a, mi.

i- from its special roriespoitdor.i. -• Vincent Hcehau. wlio. in order to reach the Riff Headquariors, made a daring da-li through the Riiani-h lines near Tangier.

Mr 1L chan slates Ridi declared t],at. while the French had two hundred thousand men on the southern front, the Riffs opposing them did not ,-xceed eighteen thousand. The Fr- mlt lie said, would never hold the R k territory. even if they conquered A. which Sidi believed was impm-si<>!■'• "\Ye are strong enough.” he said, ‘‘to stand another year's war.” Personally Sidi -aid he hoped for peace, hilt all depended cn France, who had cent emissaries. NAVAL ROM BA RDM HXT R F.ST'AfF.D MADRID. Sept. 29. The warships are again active in Morocco. The battleship Paris and several French destroyers are co-opera-ting in a bombardment of the territory of tlie Roni-aid rebels, in the east,rn z, ne and in support of friendly native contingents who are advancing with tlm object of occupying the o.istnl post of Sididris at the mouth of the River Amebian. Al FLIT.I-A. Sept. 90. The F rnnco-Spnni'h warships hotnt,allied the enemy positions at Sididris. but an attack has not yet been launched .