THE MOROCCAN WAR

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1925, Page 3

THE MOROCCAN WAR

RIFFS WONOFR FVD R ESISTANCE. [“Sydney Sun" Cables.] (Received this day at B.At) a.m.) LONDON. Oct. 2. The ' rimes" Tangier eorivspondeut says that as the .MorroccU'i war progresses. the Riffs’ untiring energy and immense snerilices l.eeome more apparent and more remarkahle. They are at tanked from the sea by the united Fra neo-Spanish Heels and on the land by the Fra neo-Spani-li armies, totalling IkKi.COP men armed with every modern war appiianee and invention. These comparatively few trihesne'ii have profiled only with what tla-v managed to capture Irom their traiieoSpauish enemies, are -till valiantly defending their inhospitable c Mint ry. and wherever possible taking lie- olleu-ive. From a Knropeon viewpoint tin- situation may he un-ali'la-tnry. perhaplllllllllillt illg, blit It eaunol lie (Icnicn the. I tin- l.'ilfs are oll'eriug the world mi almost iiuparalnd example oi n - sist.anee and courage only dc-eribnUe as admirable, knowing ail the a Idle that, their cause is hopeless. Til F, FKFXCII ADVAXCK. F EZ. (let. 2. The balance of I lie lighting in the lirst dav of the renewed olh-iisive haelearly been favourable to the Frelieli. whose losses were only twenty-one killed and wounded. T hey gained ail their objectives. north n! Kilimie troops engaged and advanced in three columns and captured ridges northward of K ill a lie. They met witli the strong, eil resistenee on llamnioueh ridge, where niaeldne gulls were captured. Otherwise, the opposition was feeble and (nnlincd to isolated parties. Aiteraft largely contributed to the days success in which lacks proved most useful, their crews vo!tinteei ing b'l dangerous tasks.