THE MOROCCO RISING.
THE SOUTHERN" PRETENDER. Preas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PARIS, August 24. General Mangin. with 4,000 French troops, is within 75 miles of Marrakcsh, and is preparing to make a dash thither. The pretender Elhiba's influence is so great tltat it will be necessary, after the French occupy Marrakcsh, to pursue him to the Sahara. Several newspapers have received reassuring news from their correspondents. They state that, though Elhiba holds Marrakcsh, there is no looting in the bazaars. It is also believed that arrangements are being made for the safe conduct of Frenchmen to the coast. USE OF THE AEROPLANE. PARIS, August 25. (Received August 26, at 9.10 a.m.) Lieutenant Dobu rendered .some remarkable services with the aeroplane, travelling 500 miles in sis clays, and maintaining communications with the French posts and columns between Fez, Rabat, and Casablanca. MESSAGE FROM THE SULTAX. PARIS, August 25. The Sultan, in a Message to President Fallieres, expressis his resolve to complete the entente, and by friendly co-operation with Franco secure the pacification and development of the Morocco Empire.
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Evening Star, Issue 14964, 26 August 1912, Page 6
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