WAR IN MOROCCO.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 79, 5 April 1926, Page 7

WAR IN MOROCCO.

RIFFS TO LAUNCH ATTACK.

KRIM ON THE MOVE,

PARIS, April 14.

Contradictory reports are in circulation regarding Abd-el-Krim, the leader of the Riffs. On the one hand it is stated that Krim is preparing to launch an offensive in Morocco, and on the other that he is seeking peace. The conflicting nature of the reports is interpreted as showing the indecision in Krim's mind.

The Government of France will continue negotiations until peace has been concluded, or until there is no possibility of their success, but it will also continue its preparations ttgainst a new outbreak. «

The Premier, M. Briand, consulted M. Painleve, Minister of W T ar, and the Governor of Morocco, M. Steeg. It is understood they definitely established alternative peace and war programmes.

Information from a dozen sources indicates that Abd-el-Krim, the famous Riff general, is about to launch a series of heavy attacks against Europeans.

The opinion here is that these attacks are a peace offensive designed to impress Paris and Madrid with Krim's strength.

France and Spain are considering what concessions are necessary to gain peace, in Morocco.

It is expected that Quezzan will he Krim's principal objective with thrusts at Tetuan.

Friendly natives report that Abd-el-Krim is rallying the tribesmen.

French aeroplanes have taken photographs showing Abd-el-Krim's forces as advancing.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

COAL TRADE AT HOME.

A CRISIS IMMINENT

OTHER COUNTRIES AFFECTED.

LONDON, April 4,

The general secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. A. J. Cook, in a speech at Pontefract, said: "It is clear that the coalmine owners are using the opportunity of declaring war against the mining community.

"I say most plainly and calmly that a serious crisis is involved. The proposals of the owners are worse than those of July, 1925.

"We will meet the council of the Trades Union Congress on Thursday. There is no reason to doubt that it will stand by us as it did in July, when we beat back , all the opposing forces.

"The crisis is not even national; it is international."—(A. and N.Z.-Reuter.)

CHEERFUL ANATOMISTS.

WHITE MAN ON TOP.

PHYSICALLY AHEAD OF

OTHERS

NEW YORK, April 4,

Dr. Bennett, dean of the School of Anatomy at the University of Virginia, addressing the convention of the American Association of Anatomists at Newhaven, Connecticut, said the white race had advanced physically ahead of the brown and yellow races in spite of the limitations attributed to civilisation.

An extensive study of dwarfs and other abnormal types showed that human beings who were deficient mentally and physically were common in the yellow and black races, whereas there were no low types in the white races.

Dr. Bennett said many dwarfs were extremely well developed mentally and physically. He admitted there were some so-called Mongolian dwarfs in the white race, which, however, were not low types but beings whose development had been arrested by disease. — (A. and N.Z.)

COMMERCE AND CURIOS.

AMERICANS SUSPECTED

CAIRO, April 4.

Diplomatic circles believe that the John D. Rockefeller, junior's, project to build a five million dollar museum house for relics will not be accepted by the Egyptian Government.

Cabinet will reject it, even if the Premier, Ziwar Pasha, approves the plan to have a museum controlled by an international committee.

Americans in Cairo think the mistake was the project of a long-kept secret thereby raising considerable suspicion among Egyptians, causing them to imagine that trickery was involved.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)

Mr. John D. Rockefeller, fun., offered £2,000,000 to King Fuad and the Egyption people for the purpose of building and maintaining a new museum in Cairo and establishing an archaeological institute. Dr. James H. Breasted, of the University of Chicago, Mr. Everit Macy, and Mr. Raymond B. Fosdick,, both of New York, compose the board of trustees to which Mr. Rockefeller was reported to have entrusted what is believed to be the largest sum yet offered for humanistic science research. The new museum and institute would work, it was stated. in co-operation with the already existent Egyptian Service dcs Antiques. The proposed gift had not been accepted by the Egyptian Government, which wished to subject the foundation to direct State control, while the donor stipulated that it was to be directed by an independent board of trustees*