THE MOROCCAN TROUBLE

Otago Witness, Issue 2686, 6 September 1905, Page 19

THE MOROCCAN TROUBLE

I LONDON, September 1. j The Berlin correspondent of Th© Times says that the relaxation of Germany"** pressure on France is due to the prospect of the restoration of Russia's weight in t|ie European Balance. PARIS, August 29. It is stated by the Parisian newspapers that the French Minister, failing to induce the Sultan to release the Algerians, has been ordered to leave Fez. September 1. M. R ouvier and Prince yon Bulow have agreed on the main basis for the Moroccan Conference programme. TANGIER, August 28. Some Moors at Gavija, near Tangier, fired their, rifles on a Spanish ship, wounding a sailor. MOROCCO, August 31. Barou Tattenbach supported M. raalfandier's demands for the release of the Algerian who was detained at Fez. The prisoner, who was ill, owing to the foul stato of the prison, has been released ostensibly as an act of clemencj r . M. Taillandier is pressing the remainder of his demands. September 1. The Sultan is unwilling to apologise or to pay an indemnity, but M. Taillandier insists upon both. September 3. The Sultan having expressed a wish that his differences with France be referred to the coming conference, Count Taillandier presented an ultimatum demanding an indemnity, with a time limit attached.