MOROCCO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 30 August 1907, Page 2

MOROCCO.

•SitENCII REINFORCEMENTS. 4"

Received 29th, 10.45 p.m. . |Jgl Paris, August 20,' "'j|§i It is semi-ofHciolly reported in Paris *£%!& that owing to events connected with - "' '-4 the elevation of Mulal Hnfid to the Sul- : M tanate of Marrakesh, and in order to . M provide for every eventuality, two bat- . S talions from Dran have been ordered to ' "5 reinforce General Drude at his request, • V but the Note adds that General Drude's '\Si instructions have not been altered. - $g HAFID ACCLAIMED AT MAZAGAN. • '|| Received 30th, 12.17 a,m. • _ >jm Morocco, August 29. *. '■.■■£■£ Mulai Hafid's letter was welcomed at £ Mazagan, where he was proclaimed Sul- '•s tan, the former officials agreeing to re- ■'s main in office. -4 Hand ordered all the Government arms . J* and ammunition at Mazagan to be de- ,•>" spatched to MaraEesh. THE SELF-APPOINTED SULTAN. - ' MULAI HAFID'S POLICY. ' Received 29th, 11 p.m. Morocco, August 20. General Drude commands 8000, includ- - ' ng 500 Spaniards. Mulai Hand, in, a .",« letter to officials and notables at Maza- '"Mg gan, describes Mulai Abdul Azizi's policy , --§9 as ruinous to Morocco, fie recalls the fact that when the French temporarily * :%'«ffl occupied Ujda, the Sultan did nothing \:'&"ffi to obtain their departure, and since then '~WB the Casablanca incident occurred. Mulai tali Hand declares he will grant satisfaction '.-.:g| to the Dr. Mauchamp's mur- . -%jj der and other" affairs, and hopes to en- 1 ter into good relations with them and all the Powers. He urges the pepula- '. tion to remain peaceful. , 5