CRUSHING RIFF REVOLT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19041, 11 June 1925, Page 9

CRUSHING RIFF REVOLT.

_ ' ■ ■ ' ; . FRENCH CHAFE AT DELAY. PREMIER TO FLY TO FRONT. • NEW COMMANDER POSSIBLE. ■ BOMBING PLANE DESTROYED. By Teletrraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. June 10 The Paris correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reports that the Premier, M. Painlevo, informed a number of journalists that he is* about to proceed by aeroplane to Rabat, Morocco, in order to discuss with General Lyautey the best means of dealing with the arrogance of the Riff leader, Abd el Krim. He said he would probably be away for four • days. ' . 1 It is believed that the French Government is disappointed with the progress of the campaign. It had anticipated that the Riffs would be speedily crushed. There is some talk of changing the High Command and the names of Generals Debeney and Weygand are mentioned in. that connection. At a meeting of the Cabinet M. Pain- . leve announced that ho was going to ; Morocco in the evening by aeroplane accompanied. by M. Eynac, Under-Secre-tary for Air. A message from Fez states that a [ French bombing plane caught fire in the , air and crashed. The bombs exploded and the pilot and observer were killed. Latest advices from Fez state that, [ enemy incursions in the Loukous district continue. The. French advance posts at some points have fallen, back in good order. Enemy efforts to penetrate the French lines south of Wergha were beaten off . with heavy losses, ;