LOSSES IN WARS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10532, 23 October 1925, Page 5

LOSSES IN WARS.

THE FRENCH CAMPAIGN. MOROCCAN AND SYRIAN.

the killed and wounded. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) i (Reuter.) (Received This Day, 8.55 a.m.) PARI& October 22. According to a summary of French losses during the present warlike operations, given by M. Painleve before the I Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, 1285 were killed in Morocco np to July 31. They included eight French officers and 300 soldiers. The wounded totalled 5306, of whom 160 werb French officers and 1350 soldiers. From August 1 to October 15, the period of greatest activity, 891 were killed, of whom 31 were French officers and 293 soldiers, foreign legionaries being counted among Frenchman. Those wounded during the same period totalled 2991. The killed in Syria totalled 39 during the first six months of 1925, but from then to October 1 they mounted to 585. The operations cost 950,000,000 francs.

THE RIFFS STILL DANGEROUS. FOR WINTER CAMPAIGN, i LONDON, October 21. The Tangier correspondent of “The Times” says the Rift's are still full of fight. The recent fighting at Biban was most severe, entailing heavy French losses. Simultaneously, General Boichuts’ column farther east was strongly attacked by tribes, whose submission was prematurely announced. Natives arriving from the Riff country declare that Abdel Krim retains the confidence of the tribes and is preparing a winter campaign against both France and Spain.

-FRENCH REVERSE CONFIRMED. PARIS, October 21. French reports confirm the French withdrawal in Morocco, which is ascribed to difficulty of bringing up supplies owing to the rain. Abdel Krim quickly made capital of the retirement in intensified propaganda among the neighbouring tribesmen. Fee reports describe successful French operations at other points. Two columns are advancing on the western front with the object of enveloping the Bibane Massif and punishing the troublesome Werriagel tribe. MOROCCAN CAMPAIGN OVER. INTERRUPTION BY RAINS. (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) PARIS/ October 22. The Havas Agency correspondent in Morocco telegraphed from Rabat that active operations may now be regarded as over. The French and Spanish troops are returning to their winter bases. Premature rains interrupted the offensives, which were developing with great success. They are rendering the roads ■unusable .and the rivers impassable. A contingent sent out to participate temporarily in the offensive will return to France, leaving sufficient forces in Morocco to ensure defence of the frontier.