REBELLION IN MOROCCO

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 292, 4 May 1911, Page 5

REBELLION IN MOROCCO

THE METHODS OF THE TRIBES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, May 1 Letters from Fez state that the attacking Berbers are dressed as if for a feast and followed by women mounted on mules and singing and cheering encouragement. If a man fell in the fighting line, the women seized and removed him. Received 4, 12.55 a.m. ' Tangier, May 3. The Benihausen rebels, hearing of the relieving column approaching, returned homewards, and drove off many of the Sheradas' cattle. Inter-tribal fighting followed.

By the Anglo-French Agreement, April 8, 1904, the French Government declared that they had no intention of altering the political status of Morocco, and the British Government recognised that it appertained to France to preserve order in that 'country, and to provide assistance for the purpose of all administrative, economic, financial, and military reforms which it may require, provided that the treaty rights of Great Britain, including the right of coasting trade between the ports of Morocco enjoyed by British vessels since 1901, were left intact, and that British commerce, including goods in transit through French territory and destined for the Moorish market, were treated on a footing of absolute equality with that of France. In order to secure the free passage of the Straits of Gibraltar, the two Governments agreed not to permit, nor to undertake, the construction of fortifications on the Moorish coast between Mclilla and the River Sebu, excepting the places occupied by Spain. The two Governments took into special consideration the interests of Spain in Morocco, and the French Government undertook to come to an understanding with the Spanish Government in regard to them, and to communicate such agreement to the British Government. The agreement was made binding for 30 years, with provisions for the extension of the period for five years at a time. Spain concluded a similar agreement with France in October, 1904. In consequence of Germany's dissatisfaction with these agreements, to which she was not a party, a strained situation arose, and finallv an International Conference met at Algcciras (January 10. l!»0fi). ami an agreement was signed (April 7).