Mulai Hafid was proclaimed Sultan at Tangier on Sunday last.
The notables of the town hesitated for some time after receiving the news of Abd-ul-Aziz's rout (it is a delicate matter to declare allegiance to this or that Monarch when an error of judgment may cost a man his life), but eventually they were forced to take the plunge by the threatening bearing of Hafidist tribesmen outside the town. Guns were fired in honour of Mulai Hafid, and the town burst into rejoicings. Even Europeans were acclaimed in the streets. There was no rioting and no trouble of any kind. The Times correspondent says that "the revolution is over." He attributes the quietness in which such momentous events have passed largely to the beneficent labours of El Menebhi, the ex-Minister of War. El Menebhi, though he was a faithful and efficient Minister to Abd-ul-Aziz, fell through intrigue, and latterly has lived under British pro- tection at Tangier. Mulai Hafid does not hesitate to admit that he needs El Menebhi's mediation between himself and the Powers. This is a good sign, as El Menebhi is trusted by all the Legations, and believes European co-operation to be necessary to the salvation of Morocco. Mulai Hafid has already informed the Legations that he will abide by the Algeciras Act. We have dealt elsewhere with the policy of Europe in these new circumstances.
