ATTACK ON FRENCH FORCE.
ARABS BADLY DEFEATED
Received Sept. 3, 10;45 p.m
MOROCCO, Sept. 3
The commander of a. large bedy of Berbers in- the vicinity of Bendanib, re r cently received' presents .of a warhorse and a, tent from Mulai Hafid., .
• This body for the past fortnight has been threatening the French with a'formidable onslaught. It opened.fight on Tuesday but was repulsed with heavy losses, chiefly from the field and machine guns. • -.•'•■. ■-..•
The attack at Bendanib was renewed the same night, vritLuthe same result. The" French casualties were slight.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 4 September 1908, Page 5
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