FEZ RELIEVED.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1112, 27 April 1911, Page 5

FEZ RELIEVED.

FRIENDLY TROOPS ARRIVE, : REBELS DEFEATED. IS MULAI HAFID DERANGED? Bs Telesrapli—l'ress Association—Copyright Tangier, April 25. Eight hundred Hayaiua auxiliaries with food, who are favourable to tho Sultan, entered Fez on April 18. Two thousand troops who attacked them were repulsed on April 19, and Major Bremond, tho French commander, successfully attacked tho rebels on April 22. A REJECTED OFFER. FRENCH GENERAL'S PROCLAMATION. (Rec. April 26, 8.50 p.m.) Tangier, April 26. The Ulcdjumma tribe on April 17 offered to join Mulai Uafid if their Governor were changcd. The effer was rejected, and a fierce attack took place on April 19. The acceptance of tho offer would have enabled Major Bremond to traverse their territory. General Monier has issued a proclamation to the tribes, stating that France does not intend (o occupy fresh territories, but only wishes to support (ho Sheresfian Army in order to relieve foreigners who are in danger, and to re-establish order under tho Sultan's authority. If tho rebellion ceases Franco will stay the march of her troops, but if not tho troops will be used to pacify tho country and severely punish the authors of tho disturbances. ALLEGED BRUTALITIES. A MIDNIGHT FETE. Paris, April 25. Letters received here from Fez recount brutalities alleged to have been practised by tho Sultan on tho wounded rebel prisoners. Some were bastinadoed to death, /here are indications that Mulai Hafid is mentally deranged. 110 suddenly married a cousin on April 11, and requisitioned all tho female dancers and singers in Fez for a midnight fete. Tho populace is said to be incensed, the rebellion being an outcome of bravo tribesmen being goaded by cruelty and extortion. It is believed tho tribes would welcome tho return of Abdul Aziz, the ex-Sultan,

HORRIBLE CRUELTY. PRISONERS MUTILATED. Tho chargcs of brutality against Mulai Hafid mentioned in tho above cablegram recall the fact that on a previous occassion ho was accused of horrible cruelty. Protests were raised a year or two ago against tho cruelties inflicted on the followers of the Pretender. Tho correspondent of the "Standard" stated that Mulai Hafid ordered tho right hand of each man and woman brought from tho Pretender's camp to be cut off, and the stumps plunged in boiling pitch. Two important prisoners were ordered to lose their right hands and ineis feet, and have their teeth' drawn. Another correspondent declares that one prisoner was ordered to have his lower ]aw shattered by the blow of a hammer, another to have his eyes gouged out, and a third tho palm of his hand slashed and then salted, and sown up in a leather glove. following are some details of tho terrible death of Bn Hamara, tho captured Pretender, at the hapds of Mulai Ilafid. He was thrown to the lions as a result of the protests of the Consular body against tho Sultan's torture of his prisoners. After receiving tho protest the Sultan returned to his apartments in the palace in a black rage and ordered Bu ; Ilamara to be brought before him. This being doue, the Pretender was asked by the Sultan in what manner he (the Pretender) dealt with his prisoners. Bn Hamara made no answer, out some of his captured followers answered for him. They said that he usually blew his ■pritoners from tho mouths of guns or had I heir backs covered with native soap and then caused them to be thrashed with chains so that strips of flesh wero torn off) yi" <ould mutilate his captives in other ways too dreadful to describe.

Then the Sultan eaid to the Pretender: "Bu Hamara, you are no man, but n beast, and as• such will'l deal with you." He then ordered the prisoner to bo thrown to the Hons, Chains were put'upon his feet and lie was taken out, while tho Sultan and his Court retired to the windows overlooking a , garden where three starved lions tore Bu Harama to pieces.