MOROCCAN AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 237, 30 September 1908, Page 2

MOROCCAN AFFAIRS.

IItANCO-GERMAN INCIDENT IN MOROCCO. ALLEGED GERMAN DUPLICITY. London, September 28. Paris papers allege that the captured deserters now accuse the Germans of egging them to desert. The papers also declare that an agency for desertion and for fomenting mischief among the troops has been in existence for some time in Casablanca. GENERAL D'AM'ADE'« EXI'LANA- ! TION. Received 20, ill.aU p.m. (t'ui'is, September HO. (I'weVal D'Aiiiiido telegraphs to the tinman KJonsul at Oawibiumca that lie gave -tttie sertetary a written' order lo help the embarkation' of six men. Gen» eral D'Armade possesses the original under. .Six 'were |dcsertei"s from the Foreign Legation, on.' was a Swiss, another an Austrian, and the third a i [Vile.

General JVAmade adds that far from French -iiilois haiviu*;, aw Home statements allege, in the firs 1 !, i'lis't'aneo roughly lliandl'cd a representative of the Consulate, they were, 'themselves first stiutlk by (Consulate 1 native employee and tiiilA-jctjiU'iilly iliy the secretary Slimsell". i

ALLEGATIONS jACALVST THE UERMANfS. Received 30, 11/20 p.m. Paris, (September *2O. The Tem'pis states that 3D desei'lers from one company at Casablanca previously obtained civilian clothing from the lunrsu of a fJcirmam subject. They then -followed tip the (coast to Rabat, the Consul helping 'them to cmibark. THE (TIMES' OPINION. Received 80, 10.50 p.m. London, Sepember 25). Tlie Tillies is (confident that res|>onisible opinion in 'Fro we a.ud Germany will be upon cool reflection regard •tho Casablanca ilncident .with equa,nijmity, especially iin view of the general icriteoto respecting Moroccan aUahts. FURTHER HOLIES TO TfLIE KRiA'Noo-c; rani an note. Received -30, 11.2(1 p.m. London, September fil). The Itali'nn/ and Austro-lhingurian replies to the Franco-Spanish Note conWW in all wnbstapVW points, and emphasise the nucessity tfor common accord . in regard to tlho Moroccan question. j