BOMBS FROM 'PLANES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 199, 24 August 1925, Page 7

BOMBS FROM 'PLANES.

RIFF SHIPS HIT. (Received 11.30 am ) '. MADRID, August 2.°,. 1 ' Spanish aeroplanes bombed Abd el- ■ I Ivrim's ammunition ships at Alhuceraas and destroyed several.— ("Sun.") j SPANISH ATTACKED. COMMANDER WOUNDED. MADRID, August 23. Colonel Monasterio. commander at ! Alliucetnas. was gravely wounded in tht; Riffs' attack on the island, which was opened on Friday nijriil and resumed ■J.Saturday morning. The Spanish vigorI ously replied. " i It is noteworthy that Alhurrmas is r l the spot selected for the launching of the ' Spanish offensive in co-operation with the Frendi. The Spanish landed a larsre convoy at Alhuecmas without incident. An air force bombarded the Riffs' headquarters at Ajdir. The enemy only feebly replied with machine guns. — ( Reutcr.) 1 KRIM WANTS "WAR. t . PARIS, August 23. '. 1 The Franco-Spanish peace effort in Morocco failed. Franco-.Spanish dele- [ gates, who are waiting at Tangier and I Melilla. in readiness to receive the envoys '. ' whom Abd-el-Kriin might send to open iup peace negotiations, have been with- ! drawn by order of their Governments, I the latter having come to the conclusion I that Krim is not ready to negotiate. ' They are now concentrating all their J attention and energies on the military i problem, including Franco-Spanish co--1 operation.--("Times.")