THE MOROCCAN NERO.
MULAI HAFID'S CRUELTIES. GOVERNOR'S WIFE TORTURED ,By Telegraph— Association Copyright., - ■ , . , London, June 7. • A portion of the Fez garrison, which was unpaid, has with its officers, deserted. r • ,; The Sultan's beaten troops have also joined the rebels. * J Berlin advices from Morocco state that after taking Raisuli's money for the Governorship of the Alcazar and the surrounding tribes the Sultan cancelled Raisuli's appointment. The Governor of Fez has been deposed and accused of extensive peculations. • His wife refused to reveal his hidden wealth, and by order of the Sultan (Mulai Hafid) was suspended by the wrists while red-hot irons were placed on her breasts and other unnameable tortures inflicted upon her. Her eldest son was fatally tortured. k (Received June 9, 12.40 a.m.) Morocco, June 8. The Governor, of Fez has succumbed to the tortures. Mulai Hafid is addicted to drugs,' and the Vizier's difficulty lies in restraining wholesale murders. There are indications that the exasperation of the population will shortly,.. find an outlet. , -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14391, 9 June 1910, Page 5
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167THE MOROCCAN NERO. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14391, 9 June 1910, Page 5
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