MORDCCDAN ARMY AFFAIRS
THE REORGANISATION OPPOS-
ED.
LONDON, Nov 20,
The Moorish 1 officers are antagonisttic to aa*my reforms as the payment of the men will be -taken out of their hands. A considerable portion of -the army's rifles have been stolen by officsrs The Sultan has xecoyered possession by ordering the troops <to Fez for inspection in order to make them show the officers who produced the arms and hired " loafers >to serve as "soldiers, and • also concealed the fact that they were; drawingpay for more men than they commanded. When the arrrr-' appeared the palace gates were closed and the soldiers disarmed lo the chagrin of -the officer*.
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Grey River Argus, 24 November 1910, Page 2
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