WAR ON THE RIFFS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 162, 11 July 1925, Page 9

WAR ON THE RIFFS.

! SLAUGHTER FROM AIR. BOMBS DROPPED ON TOWN. PARIS, July .10. When 2000 Riffs were assembled in the market place at El Hed, eleven French aeroplanes appeared and dropped' a ton and a-half of bombs on them. One hundred and seventy of the.Riffs were killed and 600 wounded. During the course of his speech in the Chamber of Deputies, M. Painleve explained that. at the conclusion of the I Madrid conference the Franco-Spanish peace terms would be scattered by means of pamphlets among the tribesmen. No definite offer would be made- to Abd-el-Krim, as the only dignified course would be to leave him to get to know the Franco-Spanish terms through the existing channels of communication between the belligerents. A message from Madrid says the Franco-Spanish conference has reached an agreement in principle on broad lines. The political agreement regarding Morocco has yet to have the finishing touches put to it. M. Malvy has left for Paris to attend the concluding session of the French Chamber oh Saturday.— (Reuter and "Sun.")

CREDITS FOR WAR.

VOTE IN PARLIAMENT. PARIS, July 10. The Chamber of* Deputies, by 411 votes to 29, voted a special credit of 183,000,000 francs for the Moroccan campaign. The vote was preceded by a debate, in which speeches foreshadowed! the -Govern, merit's certainty of'an.enpfn.bu. victory. The Prcniier (M Painicve), ill repl.v ing, twice denied a report to the effect that Taza had fallen.. He reiterated that France's aim was a modus vivendi to permit the French, Spanish, and Rimmis to work peacefully together. The. Premier added: "Peace must be restored in the French zone, where France is bound to protect the population in her charge." A communique says the French have recaptured several villages near the Wcrgha River, in the Fez el Bnli region, and have released 100 women and children whom the enemy held as hostages to induce the Fichtala tribe to join the .llittiansL The enemy's pressure at Wcrgha continues. Large concentrations are also reported in other sectors.—(Reuter.)