MOROCCAN REVOLT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 110, 24 April 1911, Page 1

MOROCCAN REVOLT.

FRENCH COLONY IN DANGER.

EXCITEMENT IN FRANCE.

Paris, April 22. There is growing excitement over the delay iii rescuing the French colony at F ez. Captain, Moreau is forming a force at Mehalla and Alcazar to re-

lieve Major Bremond s Sherarda troops, but Raisuli refuses to allot transports to carry the supplies to the French.

The Government announces vigorous measures to revictual Major Bremond’s party. The Government’s existence will be endangered unless vigorous ac-, tiori is taken to save the French officers, whose position is likened to.’, that of Gordon of Khartoum. A relief force of 4000 natives under French officers at present forming will reach Fez only on May '3rd if unopposed. There are various reports that Fea has fallen and that the garrison has, been massacred. The newspapers, urge decisive measures, not heeding the carpings of the German and’ Spanish press. THE BRITISH IN FEZ. There are a dozen British in < Fez, including James McLeod and ' family, Dr. Verdon, wife and two < children, two English lady missionaries, two American missionaries. There are 45 Frenchmen and 5 Germans. POSITION REASSURING. ■ (Received 24, 8.45 a.m.) Tangier, April 23. Advices from Fez, dated 16th . arc more reassuring. There had been no attack for four days. EUROPEANS IN FEZ. (Received 24. 10.20 a.m.) A letter has been received from Dr. Verdon showing that Europeans ■. of Fez had discussed the situation,, but were unable to formulate a plan to get Engii.-.h women safely out ofz L.c city. . 1 ".'V. SPANISH COLUMN IN READINESS. Madrid, April 23. An artillery column has been oidered to be in readiness at C’enta to proceed to Tetuan.