WAR IN MOROCCO

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 8 July 1925, Page 7

WAR IN MOROCCO

BRITAIN KEEPING OFT

PEACE OFFER 'lO KUO

REJECT! 0 N PROB ABET

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION —CCP YRIGHT

Received July 8, 10.10 {.m. i,O;\DD.\, July 7. It is reported definitely tlift Britain has decided against the Spanish Directory’s proposal to iaud cioops at •Tangier*-. j This is a wise decision,» says_ Tangier* correspondent ot die 1 lines, who pointed out that the disembarking ot international troops would only render more, complicated an alieatiy sufficiently complicated situation. it would be*the beginning of the end or Tangier;*' status, for it would be quite incompatible ‘ with the conventions. The Paris correspondent of the Time<s says that the Fra neo-Spanish Governments intend making ICrim a filial peace offer. .11 it is rejected the French will, presumably/ take the offensive, supported by pressure exerted by the Spanish forces from their zones. Briefly, France and Spain propose to recognise Krim’s authority over a large region, extending between the two zones to the Valley of the Wergha, under the Sultan's nominal suzerainty. He would then be in a similar position to some of the more important ■southern Moroccan raids, who are virtually independent rulers. In view of Ivriin’s present state of mind, there is not much doubt that he will reject the proposals whenever they are formulated. —Times.

VIOLENT ATTACK BY RIFFS. PARIS, July; (i. It is reported from Fez that violent attacks were made on the night oi July 5 on a group of French positions on the upper Leben, near Ainmatouf. The attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. The French advanced north-west of Kiffane after a sharp engagementwherein, arms and munitions were captured. In view of recent enemy infiltrations women and children, as a precaution, have left Taza. NEW COM M A NDF.R-IN-OH IEF. G ENDUAL NAU U N A.PPO I NTED. PARIS, July (i. General Nauliu, commander of the Thirteenth Corps luus been appointed euminauder-in-cliief in Morocco. General Naulin,' besides commanding an army • corps during war time, iva.s later selected By General Weygand to command the troops in Syria. M. Painleve, in a statement to the press, declared that, the appointment had General Lyautey’s full approval. General Nauliu was chosen becamse he was young and acquainted with colonial warfare.