SITUATION I MOROCCO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13995, 30 August 1907, Page 5

SITUATION I MOROCCO

A NEW SLTAN.

LETTER TO OFICIALS AND KOTABES.

fi?M Aaiociatioa-By l*jt»ph-OopyiigM, PAIS, August 29.

. (Received August 29at 10/15 p.m.) It is semi-officially jportal in Paiio t-lmfc owing .(o ove»t.i ennected with the elevation.of MuJai Ifofi, to llio Sultanate of Mnrakesh and iu orer 1? -provido for every eventuality two bataJions from Oral) liave been ordied.lo reinforce General Drude at 'his leauct. The note idds, holdover, that Gcners Drude'a intructions.'hayc not hwn slired. MOROCCO) Mgust 29.

(Received August 29, ijll"p.m.) General Dnide command; 6000 iroppt. including 500 Spaniards, i •Mulai Hafid, in a letter!) the official and notables at Mazagan, icribes Mula .Abdulazig's policy as ruinoi to Morocco Ho recalls tJio fact that th Frencli tern iwrarily occupied Ujda, nd that thi »Sultan did nothing to ottai their depar 'tiiro, and since then, the Csablanca, inciclmS had occurred. HaSdldcclares that lie will grant eatisfactioi -p the French for Dr Mauclwmp's muwk and other affairs. Ho hopes io into good relations with thorn and jvith all the PowcTfi. Ho urges tho jopulation to remain peaceful. j

(Rceeivca August 30, at .17 a..m.)

'Mulai Hafid's letter lias ben welcomed at Muzagan, irlicre lie hjs been proclaimed. Sultan, the former. ifßciala agreeing to Wmain in office. Hail' has ordored nil the Government arms ajl ammunition ai Mukigaa'to be despatched to Matakeeh.

•Di , Mft-uchamp was murd<red by Moors in tho etrccta of Maralccsli