MOROCCAN TURMOIL
PRETENDER'S POWER WANING TRIBESMEN DEFEATED. PARIS, September 6. A letter has been received from one of the French prisoners in Morocco stating that he alone is with El Glawi (a friendly chief). Although the others are in no immediate danger, it is essential, he save, to send help quickly. Messages have been received from various chiefs, pledging their support against El Higa (the pretender), whose exactions are causing his influence to •wane. General Mangin, with a force of 4,500, is expected to reach Marrakesh on Saturday. A report from Tangier states that disaffected Zuer tribes have attacked Colonel Blondelat's column, but they were repulsed with considerable loss.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 215, 7 September 1912, Page 5
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109MOROCCAN TURMOIL Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 215, 7 September 1912, Page 5
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